Arthur Melo has confirmed he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season having failed to make an impact on loan at Anfield because of injury.
The Brazil international has been limited to just 13 minutes of action for the Reds, after signing on loan from Juventus on transfer deadline day last summer, and that came in the 4-1 defeat to Napoli in the Champions League back in September.
A thigh injury suffered the following month would require surgery and sideline the midfielder for six months. And while the 26-year-old was an unused substitute against Bournemouth, Man City, and Chelsea following his return, he has been left out of the Liverpool matchday squad for the Reds' last seven games.
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The Reds did have an option in Arthur's loan contract to sign him permanently at the end of the season, but have understandably decided not to activate it ahead of a planned midfield revamp this summer.
Speaking to Goal about his future, the Brazilian has confirmed he is set to leave Liverpool but still hopes to make his Premier League debut before he departs.
"Next season I see it with good eyes. It will be decisive in my career and I am working very well," he said. "I'm looking forward to showing this new version of Arthur.
"Hopefully I have an option to say goodbye in Liverpool by playing something, to say goodbye to my team-mates, the technical committee and the fans, who have been very good to me."
Despite barely featuring under Jurgen Klopp, Arthur has nothing but positives to say about his German manager as he reacted to his lack of game-time at Anfield.
"Since I arrived, [Jurgen] Klopp has treated me really well. It is an honour for me to work with Jurgen," he said. "He is one of the best coaches in the world, he has always spoken well of me, he is someone incredible and the treatment has always been really good, elegant and special.
"The fact of being able to train with someone like him always gives you a lot as a player and I'm sure it's useful for what's to come because you learn a lot from him.
"Now that I'm recovered, I would obviously like to be able to play more, but I can understand that the situation now is different from what happened when I arrived, because at that time the team had some needs and now it has others.
"But I have the peace of mind that when I talk to them and they tell me that no one has any complaints with me, quite the opposite. Also all of Liverpool in general, they have treated me great and I only have good words for them and a very special affection."
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