Agreement in place for midfielder to swap Barcelona for Juventus

Barcelona have announced that an agreement is in place that will see Arthur move to Serie A giants Juventus this summer. 

The Brazilian has been heavily linked with a move to the Old Lady, despite reports the midfielder wasn't keen on a Barcelona exit this summer. 

Arthur will play out the 2019/20 LaLiga season before moving to the Serie A champions for €72m plus an additional €10m in add-ons. 

The 23-year-old left Brazilian side Gremio for Barcelona in 2018 and while he failed to nail down a regular starting spot for the Blaugrana, there were high hopes for the youngster at Camp Nou. 

It is now expected that Juventus creator Miralem Pjanic will swap Turin for Barcelona over the coming days as a replacement for Arthur. 

The 30-year-old Bosnian has been a key member for Juventus on the back of his 2016 arrival from Roma and he has previously been linked with a high profile switch to the Premier League. 

Of the 145 players to attempt 25 or more dribbles in LaLiga this season, Arthur's dribble success rate of 91.2% is the best in Spain's top tier.