Barcelona are cranking up the heat on midfielder Arthur to accept a swap deal with Juventus' Miralem Pjanic, according to reports in Spain.
The Catalan giants have taken a heavy financial hit amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with their players taking hefty pay cuts to support other staff at the club.
Barcelona and Juventus are continuing to haggle over the transfer fee, with Pjanic reportedly determined to join Barcelona after supposedly turning down advances from Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.
But so far Arthur has refused to move in the opposite direction, and according to Spanish outlet SPORT, Barcelona cannot keep waiting and are now turning up the pressure on Arthur to accept the move to Turin.
The Brazilian came on as a second-half substitute in the club's 4-0 win at Real Mallorca on Saturday, with boss Quique Setien preferring to start with Arturo Vidal, who scored the opening goal of the evening.
Sadek85
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Barcelona known for making the worst decisions in the transfer market
sufyrumu
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Barcelona are making a very big mistake if they sell Arthur,He is younger than Pjanic and he is very much talented,And Pjanic will have only few years to offer to Barcelona,But Arthur has the potential to be even better than Pjanic and has many years to offer,I will be very disappointed if Barcelona let him go.