Liverpool are closing in on the signing of Arthur Melo on mortgage from Juventus for the remainder of the season, in accordance with a number of sources.

The 26-year-old joined the Serie A membership from Barcelona in a deal which noticed Miralem Pjanic go the opposite manner in 2020. Since then, he’s made a complete of 63 appearances for the Previous Woman, scoring and helping as soon as apiece from his place as a defensive midfielder.

Liverpool’s midfield ranks are wanting extraordinarily slim in the mean time, with Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all out of motion, and it appears captain Jordan Henderson is an enormous doubt for the Merseyside Derby this Saturday. Fortunately for supervisor Jurgen Klopp, Curtis Jones has recovered from damage and has already featured within the gorgeous win over Newcastle on Wednesday, however there’s no hiding from the truth that one other high quality midfielder is required at Anfield, as Klopp overtly admitted a couple of days in the past.