Liverpool could be ready to potentially drop Arthur Melo from the squad and allow him to return to Juventus early this January if they find a suitable addition to the squad in the same window.
This comes courtesy of Tuttomercatoweb with the Italian side stating that Jurgen Klopp does not think the Brazilian is best suited for what he is looking for in a midfielder.
The Merseysiders have most recently been linked with a move for Joao Gomes from Flamengo with the 21-year-old’s strength in ‘offensive and defensive ball disputes’ sure to appeal to a department that has lacked balance this term.
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Considering we’ve only seen a solitary cameo from the former Blaugrana star in the 4-1 loss to Napoli, it would seem a bit harsh that the manager has already made a damning assessment of our loan.
Klopp can be downright ruthless when the occasion calls for it, having previously spotted popular center-half Mamadou Sakho for trying his patience too many times and replacing Loris Karius with Alisson Becker, to name a couple of examples.
Nonetheless, we’ll advise fans to take this last statement with a grain of salt until we’ve seen Arthur enjoy at least a handful of performances in the famous redshirt.
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