Welcome Arthur! The thing I didn’t quite understand is if we sign him in July will he come immediately or in January 2019?
I think if we sign him in July, he'll come immediately, if not, he'll be here in January. In any case, he is coming. But hopefully we sign him in July and give him a proper preseason with the team and a chance to make an impact in 18/19 season already. Cause i don't see that, if he comes in January, especially since he's coming in from Brazil, so the adaptation period for him could take a while longer, not to mention Valverde gonna probably be careful with him from the beginning as well. And with Iniesta, Raki and Busquets a year older, plus Gomes, Denis and Rafinha on their way out this summer, we'll need a new midfielder or two sooner rather than later, especially since Paulinho isn't capable of playing one. Not to mention, when it comes to the controller type, which Arthur is, we are already 3 years overdue as it is.