Reports continue to grow in Italy and England that Arthur Melo has agreed a loan move to Arsenal, so Juventus are targeting Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek as a replacement.
The midfielder arrived as part of an exchange deal from Barcelona with Miralem Pjanic in the summer of 2020 with a transfer value of €76m plus bonuses.
However, he failed to make much of an impact under Andrea Pirlo or Max Allegri and will be allowed to move on in the right circumstances.
According to Tuttomercatoweb, Sky Sport Italia and more, Arthur has given the all-clear for a six-month loan at Arsenal, where he would work with coach Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners would cover his fully salary for that period and give Juventus a fee for the loan.
The only remaining issue is the Bianconeri won’t let him go without a replacement and Sky Sport Italia pundit Gianluca Di Marzio maintains the target is Loftus-Cheek.
The England international turns 26 later this month and had also been linked with Roma over the summer.
He spent last season on loan at Fulham and has 20 competitive appearances under his belt for Chelsea so far this term.
#Calciomercato @juventusfc | L’@Arsenal insiste per #Arthur e i bianconeri guardano a #LoftusCheek del @ChelseaFC https://t.co/62IDz3zbpL
— Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) January 12, 2022
My word, drop Artur for loftus cheek.
Anyone who has seen rlc play will know he is rubbish at this football game
What are juventus doing, plus losing dybala in six months. Ho madonna
Soon Mitrovic will be arriving and Arrivabene will be telling the Juventini of the world that he is better than Vlahovic.
Vlahovic is overrated. Rugani put him in the pocket when they played last time
Not a bad year for Juve to rebuild. Ilicic, Icardi, Mertens, Vlahovic, Scamacca, Pogba, Allan, Luis Alberto all seem to be on the market to name a few. Up to their management to pick the right pieces for their puzzle.
Jono, yes please do your “rebuild” with Illicic (34 on 1/29), Icardi (29 on 2/19), Mertens (35 on 5/6), Allan (31), and Luis Alberto (29). Ramsey type signings have been such a success!
Arthur could do well at Arsenal but what are Juve thinking if the Loftus-Cheek thing is true?