Why Klopp bet on Arthur

The inclusion of Arthur Melo in Liverpool is undoubtedly one of the nice surprises, if not the biggest, of the summer transfer market. Jürgen Klopp, coach of the ‘reds’, decided to bet on the former player of Barcelona, ​​a player who, despite his class, did not succeed at Barcelona and did not succeed at Juventus either. This is the time when experts are looking for reasons for the technician of the Anfield set.

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Arthur signed this Thursday, on the last day of the summer market, his contract as a new Liverpool player on loan from Juventus for one season with a purchase option of 37.5 million euros. The ‘red’ club announced his inclusion. Arthur spoke to Klopp, he knows what the German coach expects from him.

As for what Klopp’s reasons are, from the beginning we are at the door of the Qatar 2022 World Cup and for Arthur it is a dream to participate in it with Brazil, where he has to play and be at a good level. Greater motivation, impossible.

In addition, as Ian Kennedy, an expert on the BBC Radio Merseyside channel, recalled, Arthur is Brazilian and fits more easily in a locker room where are his compatriots Alisson Becker, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino. On the language level, so are the Portuguese Diogo Jota and Fabio Carvalho.

On the other hand, Arthur has a lot of experience at the highest level, has quality on the ball, is a good passer and has the ability to play different roles in the midfield. The others, what prevented Melo from succeeding at Barcelona and Juventus, his disciplinary problems, is something that Klopp needs to manage. It’s a challenge, but the German is good at managing the locker room.

Because, at the age of 26, Arthur’s lack of discipline contributed to his underperformance as expected of him in Europe. Arthur arrived in European football in 2018 to sign for Barcelona, ​​​​​​​​from Gremio, where he played between 2014 and 2018. In 2020 when the Brazilian international left (he played 22 games with the ‘canarinha ‘) for Juventus.

Klopp has already appreciated the need to include a midfielder and Jordan Henderson’s injury could prompt the ‘reds’ to decide to strengthen themselves with a midfielder. The Liverpool captain is suffering from a hamstring injury and is undergoing tests to determine the extent of his injury.