Arthur Melo arrived at Barça with a very difficult label to carry: the new Xavi . And, to tell the truth, his first minutes as a Barça player left good feelings. However, the lack of continuity has been the great burden in a stage as a Barcelona player who is already coming to an end. It did not help anything that, while the most rugged speculations multiplied, he went to snowboard to Andorra. Nor that his physical form has been questioned. Something that Juventus, despite everything, does not seem to care too much about.

The barter between Arthur and Pjanic is practically closed. As soon as the last fringes are solved, they will exchange their colors: the azulgrana for the 'bianconero' and vice versa. Juventus' strong financial commitment has managed to change the will of the Brazilian, who, in principle, did not want to leave Barcelona. In Italy, the 'Vecchia Signora' will triple his salary and has already promised him that he will put together a decidedly competitive sports project.

If everything goes according to plan, Barça will also pay 10 million euros for the exchange. Pjanic has been valued at 60 million euros and Arthur, at 70. Much less than the 400 million that have been included in its termination clause, but considerably more than the 31 fixed ones, to which up to nine more had to be added in variables, which The Catalan club paid for his transfer almost two years ago.

The big problem, which also explains the different pricing, is age. Arthur is 23 years old and Pjanic has already turned 30. However, this fact can also be seen from another point of view: Bosnian can allow a less traumatic transition in the spinal cord. With Riqui Puig seriously sticking his head out and with the very young Pedri already in the bedroom, many Barça players have come to dream of a core in which De Jong would be in charge of shielding them from the position now held by a totally vital Sergio Busquets , but that He will turn 32 on July 16.

"I trust Madrid to be wrong"

For now, Quique Setién still considers him one of the staff. This was stated by the Barça coach at the press conference prior to the match against Celta. “In principle, I still count on him. He is a player that we are going to need, important. He will train, travel and have a chance to play. You have to try that all this noise does not affect you and, in case you have to go out to play, that you try to give the best of yourself, "said the coach.

“The reality is that any player in a situation like this must be clear that the season is not over, that there are still matches. Surely you want to finish well, like the rest, win a title and leave a good memory. The special circumstances that we have gone through have marked this path, but I understand that the professionalism and honesty of the players will remain until the last day, "he stressed.

Of course, he could not abstract from the controversy over the VAR. Something he almost tiptoed through. “Ever since I'm in soccer, it's always been the same. Obviously, I have my opinion on the situations, but I prefer to be on the sidelines. It is something inherent in football and will continue to be so, "he said. Of course, he still believes that Barça still has options to win the League. Of course, I'm still convinced. There are many games left to play and it is very difficult to win them all. Madrid is in a good moment, but anything can happen, and I trust that, at some point, they are wrong. I understand that we will have to wait until the last day, "he settled.

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