Today is transfer deadline day and Liverpool will push to make one more signing to increase the squad depth and strengthen the midfield. The Reds are very close to signing Juventus midfielder Arthur.
Arthur is a 26 year old, Brazilian midfielder, currently playing at Italian club Juventus. Prior to Juve, Arthur was playing in Spain at the European giants, Barcelona where he made a total of 48 appearances, scoring 3 goals in his 2 seasons at the club.
In his time at Juventus, he has played 42 games for the club in the last 2 seasons scoring just 1 goal. However, he isn’t an attacking midfielder so goals are not his main strength.
Arthur is capable of playing as a deep-lying playmaker, central midfielder, box to box midfielder, and occasionally also as a holding midfielder. His agility, technical ability, dribbling and movement allows him to create space and control the flow of play in midfield, whilst his exceptional vision, playmaking ability, and precise passing allow him to retain possession, create chances, and make decisive passes for teammates.
As a very versatile midfielder, he would be an amazing fit into the midfield at Liverpool and it would fix the injury problems for the season. He is also very similar in his style of play to Thiago which would be good for when Thiago is injured.
However, Arthur seems to have a big injury record which would not be good for the team and the problems that are trying to be fixed. If he keeps fit though, he looks to be a good player and maybe even a player to sign on a permanent basis next season.
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