Juventus could change Arthur Melo’s asking price as they desperately seek to offload the Liverpool loanee in 2023.
Arthur was supposed to be the next big thing as he produced superb performances for Gremio in his native Brazil.
Barcelona swooped in to sign Arthur back in 2018 and he was touted as the natural hero to Xavi and Andres Iniesta at the Camp Nou.
Instead, Arthur failed to really live up to his billing and was offloaded to Juventus back in 2020.
Juventus have now been left underwhelmed too, allowing Arthur to go and join Liverpool on loan for the season.
Juventus could change Arthur Melo’s asking price
This is becoming a familiar feeling for Melo; joining a top club and then being ushered out of the door much earlier than expected.
Arthur completed his move to Liverpool on deadline day in September but has so far played just once for the Reds.
That was a 13-minute cameo in the Champions League thrashing at the hands of Napoli.
Liverpool haven’t played in the Premier League for nearly a month now so Arthur hasn’t really had many chances to play but it’s all about building his fitness up now.
Arthur has featured in Under-23 action during the international break and Jurgen Klopp will hope to see him playing in the first team very soon.
Fabrizio Romano has reported that Liverpool have a £32million option to buy Arthur next summer and a contract has already been hashed out.
It seems very unlikely that Liverpool will be paying that fee and Juventus may even be willing to change their demands.
Calciomercato claim that Juventus may review the terms in the loan deal in order to get rid of Arthur in 2023.
That would likely mean reducing the asking price with Juventus absolutely desperate to make a sale for a player they have absolutely no plans for moving forward.
This could provide Liverpool with a bargain, but it all depends on how Arthur performs and whether he can prove that he is more than a stop-gap at Anfield.
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