Barcelona nearing swap deal with Juventus for the summer

Barcelona are nearing a swap deal for Arthur Melo for a potential Juventus midfielder, awaiting the Brazilian’s agreement.

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Barcelona awaits Arthur’s ‘Yes’ to secure a swap for one of the named Juventus players. The Brazilian could be playing alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in Serie A next season.

Juventus had enquired about the possible sale for the 23-year-old weeks ago as manager Maurizio Sarri considers the youngster as a vital part for developing the Italian club.

Mundo Deportivo has reported that the agreement reached is that Arthur will head to Turin in exchange for one of their midfielders, Miralem Pjanic, Rodrigo Bentancur, or Federico Bernardeschi. According to La Gazetta dello Sport and Tuttosport, however, Pjanic is the chosen one and will be heading to the Nou Camp.

The biggest issue for the Italian side is that Arthur has made it clear that he wants to continue with Barca and has no intention of leaving. The talented midfielder joined the Catalans in 2018 from Gremio for a fee of €31 million and has been acclaimed by many as the future of Barca midfield alongside Frenkie de Jong.

Paris Saint-Germain have also shown their interest in the Brazilian and are willing to include Leandro Paredes in an exchange offer. Inter Milan are also believed to be interested and might even reduce Lautaro Martinez‘s transfer fee in exchange.

Reports, however, claim Juventus is leading the race, who are also holding talks with Manchester United for midfielder Paul Pogba, even agreeing to include Douglas Costa or Alex Sandro in the deal. Juve’s Pjanic has spoken to Barca’s former vice-president claiming that playing for Blaugrana has been his dream.

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Should Barca finalize the deal or keep Arthur Melo for the future.

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