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Midfielder Arthur close to Barcelona move
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 22 (IANS) A deal that would see highly rated Gremio midfielder Arthur move to Barcelona next January is “90 per cent complete”, according to reports in the Brazilian media.
Officials from both clubs have been in talks since December over the 21-year-old, who has been likened to Barcelona great Xavi Hernandez, reports Xinhua.
“You could say that it’s 90 per cent complete. There are just some little details remaining,” Globoesporte quoted a Barcelona official as saying.
It added that all parties had agreed in principal to a five-year contract, meaning Arthur would be tied to the Catalan club until early 2024.
Earlier, Gremio president Romildo Bolzan denied that a deal had already been struck.
“There have been plenty of discussions, but at this stage the transfer cannot be considered a foregone conclusion,” he told Radio Bandeirantes.
Arthur has also been linked to Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea and Monaco after a superb 2017 season in which he helped Gremio win the Copa Libertadores, South America’s top club competition.
In October, the Brazilian club extended his contract until 2021 and added a 50 million-euro buyout clause.
The former Goias youth-team player earned his first call-up to Brazil’s national squad last October.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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