A lot has been written about just how bad former Barcelona sporting director, Robert Fernandez, was at his job, without paying him due respect for the good work he did whilst at the club.
One of his best deals, without question, was to bring Arthur Melo to the Camp Nou.
Aside from the furore surrounding a picture of the player with Fernandez and holding a Barca shirt before he’d left Brazil, the hire of the former Gremio midfielder could well go down as the best recent piece of business the club have conducted.
Arthur Melo vs Girona:
32 minutes played
35 passes (94% success rate)
4/4 long balls
4/5 duels won
4 fouls suffered
2 interceptions
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