体坛英语资讯：Barcelona step up interest in Gremio midfielder Arthur
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 19-- <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="resumed">resumed</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Gremio">Gremio</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="Melo">Melo</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Catalan">Catalan</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Gremio">Gremio</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Romildo">Romildo</span> <span word="Bolzan">Bolzan</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2019.</p><p><span word="Bolzan">Bolzan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="raft">raft</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span>, <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Monaco">Monaco</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="Lance">Lance</span>, <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Roberto">Roberto</span> <span word="Fernandez">Fernandez</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="definitive">definitive</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Xavi">Xavi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iniesta">Iniesta</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="DNA">DNA</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prioritizes">prioritizes</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="football">football</span>."</p><p><span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> 2017 <span word="season">season</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="Gremio">Gremio</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="Libertadores">Libertadores</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UEFA">UEFA</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span>.</p><p><span word="Gremio">Gremio</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="of">of</span> 30 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 36 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Monaco">Monaco</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="until">until</span> 2021 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inserted">inserted</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50 <span word="million">million</span>-<span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="buyout">buyout</span> <span word="clause">clause</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Goias">Goias</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rewarded">rewarded</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> 2018 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span>.</p>
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