Liverpool are closing in on the signing of midfielder Arthur Melo from Juventus on a season-long loan deal.
[Barcelona](/soccer/team?id=83) for around €70 million in 2020. I'm really happy and highly motivated to continue living my dream on the pitch and giving my all in a Liverpool shirt." [Naby Keita](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196567/Naby-Keita) and [Thiago Alcantara](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/135293/Thiago-Alcántara) among those sidelined.
Liverpool are on the verge of completing a medical for Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo, who they chose over his current teammate Denis Zakaria.
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The Reds have moved to bolster their midfield options on transfer deadline day with the acquisition of the 26-year-old, who finalised the move at the AXA ...
TransferMax Woltman completes loan switch to Doncaster. GalleryPhotos: Arthur Melo arrives at the AXA Training Centre to seal loan move. It’s a massive club with a great manager, great players. He added: “Liverpool have a wonderful history in football. He tallied 50 appearances during four seasons with the Porto Alegre club before securing a switch to Barcelona in 2018. I’m really happy and highly motivated to continue living my dream on the pitch and giving my all in a Liverpool shirt.”
Liverpool have addressed their midfield shortage by signing Arthur Melo on a season-long loan from Juventus after Jordan Henderson injured a hamstring.
Liverpool tried to sign Aurélien Tchouaméni from Monaco this summer but the France international was set on a move to Real Madrid, whom he joined in a €100m deal. But the 26-year-old has made only 24 starts in Serie A and found himself on the margins of Massimiliano Allegri’s plans last season. The Brazil international travelled to Merseyside for a medical on deadline day after an approach from Liverpool in the early hours of Thursday.
Liverpool bolstered its midfield by adding Arthur Melo on loan from Juventus for the rest of the season in the final hours of the summer transfer window.
I’m really happy and highly motivated to continue living my dream on the pitch and giving my all in a Liverpool shirt.” “We talked a lot,” Arthur said about Liverpool, “and our ideas and visions were a good fit so I’m sure it was the right choice. He has played 22 times for Brazil.
The Brazilian completed a surprise deadline day switch to Anfield after Liverpool's injury crisis worsened on Wednesday night against Newcastle.
"I’m really, really happy to be here wearing this great shirt with this famous badge that represents so much in world football, it’s a dream," He told Liverpoolfc.com. I’m really happy and highly motivated to continue living my dream on the pitch and giving my all in a Liverpool shirt.” Arthur, who has a contract until 2025 in Turin, has joined Liverpool until the end of the season.