Journalist shares what ‘someone close to the deal’ has told him about Arthur Melo and Arsenal

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Speaking on his YouTube channel, Goal journalist Charles Watts has shared what he knows about Arthur Melo and a potential move to Arsenal.

The Juventus midfielder has been linked with a move to the Emirates for quite some time now, but for one reason or another, a deal hasn’t materialised as of yet.

Watts has been consistently checking on the situation with the Brazilian, and he says that someone close to the deal has described it as ‘a little bit stuck’ right now.

What’s been said about Arthur?

The journalist shared what he knows about the midfielder and Arsenal’s interest.

“Arsenal have been very much in the running from Arthur. They really wanted to get that one done by now, but it hasn’t happened. I was speaking to someone close to the deal yesterday and they described it as ‘a little bit stuck’, and that’s how it’s been for a while now because of Juventus’ side. Whether something moves forward on that between now and Monday we’ll have to wait and see,” Watts said.

“Juventus haven’t brought in a replacement, there’s been a disagreement about how long this loan deal would be for. Arsenal wanted six months, Juventus wanted 18 months, so it’s all not been given the green light from various people.”

Got to hurry up

This deal may be a little bit stuck right now, but if it’s going to happen, it’s got to happen soon.

We’re just days away from the transfer deadline, and if Arsenal can’t fix this situation in the next 48 hours, it will be very tough for them to land Arthur.

Whether or not this situation can be resolved remains to be seen, but things aren’t looking too hopeful right now.