The hours before FC Barcelona returned to training, with their sights set on the Champions League, were peppered with the indiscipline of Arthur Melo, who did not show up at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. The midfielder, who will play for Juventus next season, was the only footballer in the first squad who declined to undergo the Covid-19 tests required by UEFA's health protocol.
The Brazilian could receive a disciplinary file from the Barça club, which he considers has not complied with the provisions of his contract. On the other hand, the footballer intends to rescind his link with Barcelona and no longer participate under Quique Setién , who on August 8 receives Napoli on the second leg of the Champions League.
Arthur's last minutes in the Barça shirt date back to June 27 in Balaídos. Two days later his transfer to Juventus would be confirmed, which he would give in return to the Bosnian Miralem Pjanic . Since that day, the former footballer of the Porto Alegre Guild excused himself from the games against Valladolid and Alavés for tonsillitis and ankle discomfort. During the defeat against Osasuna at the Camp Nou he was caught yawning on the bench.
The losses by sanction of Arturo Vidal and Sergio Busquets against Napoli leave little room for maneuver for Setién, who will only have three first-team midfielders - Frenkie de Jong , Ivan Rakitic , Sergi Roberto - who is joined by Riqui Puig .
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