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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Paul Gorst

Arthur Melo's first words as a Liverpool player as transfer deadline day talks explained

Arthur Melo says Liverpool's stature in world football made their move an easy one to accept as he joined on a season-long loan from Juventus.

The Brazil midfielder completed the formalities of his medical at the AXA Centre in Kirkby after flying into the region from Turin on Thursday and he becomes the fourth signing of the summer after Darwin Nunez, Calvin Ramsay and Fabio Carvalho.

Arthur's arrival eases the pressure on an injury-hit midfield department as Jurgen Klopp takes his side to Everton on Saturday without captain Jordan Henderson, Thiago Alcantara, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita, while Curtis Jones is yet to play this season after only returning to training this week following a calf issue.

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