Arthur Melo has been looking back on his time at Liverpool
Arthur Melo expressed his gratitude to Jurgen Klopp and the Liverpool team for supporting him during a “difficult moment” while he was a player at Anfield.
Injuries left Klopp’s squad without many options, so Arthur joined them on loan from Juventus on the final day of the previous summer. Liverpool paid a £4 million loan fee and had the option to pay up to £33 million to purchase the Brazil international.
However, Arthur only started once for the club’s under-21 team and only appeared for 13 minutes as a substitute in the Reds’ 4-1 Champions League group-stage loss to Napoli. He was permitted to play in the Premier League 2 and later the Papa Johns Trophy because he needed playing time.
However, Arthur only played a mere 13 minutes as a substitute during the Reds’ 4-1 defeat away to Napoli in the Champions League group stages, with his only starts coming for the club’s under-21 side. In need of game time, he was allowed to feature in the Premier League 2 and later the Papa Johns Trophy.
Surgery in October meant that the 26-year-old was sidelined for four months. And now, reflecting on his time on Merseyside, Arthur has opened up about how mentally tough it was for him to be forced to watch on from the sidelines.
I think I was a bit unlucky, but that is in the past, and I feel much better than then,” he told Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo. “I really want to play again and seek my highest level as a player.”
Before he added: “I went through difficult times, but it was very important for me to have the support of everyone, from the coach, Klopp, and the entire coaching staff, to my team-mates.
“The dressing room helped me a lot in a difficult moment. I think I’ve learned a lot. When you leave your comfort zone, you learn even more. You have to evolve in some way, and the injury has helped me to do so.”
Reflecting on his time in England, Arthur said, “I have learned a lot. In Italy, I learned a lot tactically and I also improved physically. And in England, the intensity is incredible; the game doesn’t stop for a second.”
Arthur, who spent two seasons at Barcelona before moving to Serie A, still has two years remaining on his contract at Juventus. But he admits he is unsure what the future holds.
He said: “In principle, I will return to Turin, but the transfer window is very long, and we don’t know what will happen.
“Something interesting may come up for me and for Juventus. I have a contract, and I respect it, but we’ll seen
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