Grêmio officials fly to Barcelona to 'close' Arthur deal | OneFootball

Officials from Grêmio are due in Barcelona next week to seal the transfer of midfielder Arthur, according to reports.

The 21-year-old has been integral for the Brazilian club over the past few season, appearing 52 times in their run to the Copa Libertadores.

Diario AS have run a story on Friday evening which claims cites in Brazilian outlet UOL.

They claim that Executive Director Andre Zanotta, CEO Carlos Amoedo and lawyer Gabriel Vieira are due to fly to the Catalan capital.

Previous reports in Spain had insisted the Blaugrana’s sporting director Robert Fernandez flew to Brazil to complete the deal, while the player said his move was ‘on track’.

“My move to the club is well on track, but nothing has yet been signed,” Arthur told reporters in February.

Suggestions are that Arthur’s move to the Camp Nou would be for a total of €40m and would be complete in January 2019.