Barcelona agree to terms to sign Brazilian footballer Arthur Melo
Barcelona, Mar 11 (IBNS): Football club FC Barcelona and the Brazilian club Gremio de Porto Alegre have reached an agreement on a purchase option for the player Arthur Henrique Ramos de Oliveira Melo.
In a statement published on the club website, FC Barcelona said: " FC Barcelona may exercise this right on the player's federative rights during July of 2018."
"In the event that the Club finally exercises the option signed, the price of the transfer is set at €30m plus €9m in variable amounts," the club said in a statement.
Born on 12 August, 1996 in Goiania in Brazil, Arthur Henrique Ramos de Oliveira Melo, better known as simply Arthur, plays as a midfielder.
The Brazilian started his career in 2008 in the youth teams at Goiás Esporte Clube before moving on to Porto Alegre club Gremio in 2010, read the Barcelona website.
Image: Arthur Melo Twitter page
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