Although Jurgen Klopp has announced that Juventus on loan midfielder Arthur won't be available against Everton, Liverpool is happy to have him on board.
On Thursday, Arthur signed a one-year loan deal with Liverpool, with the Reds holding the option to purchase the former Barcelona playmaker for £32.3 million (€37.5 million).
The Brazilian international had little success throughout his two seasons at Turin and had not played thus far after making only 11 Serie A starts the year before.
Darwin Nunez, Calvin Ramsay, and Fabio Carvalho were early additions to Liverpool, leading them to believe their business was over. However, injuries to Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita, and Jordan Henderson—who will undoubtedly miss Saturday's derby at Goodison Park—forced Klopp to make changes.
Despite it being a late deal, Klopp believes Arthur is an ideal solution to Liverpool’s needs.
“Everyone was really happy about the transfer. He will not have international clearance but we all hope he will be fine for Napoli [in next week’s Champions League tie],” said Klopp in a press conference.
“He’s a really good footballer, we all agree on that, really exciting career already and still pretty young, coming to the best age for a footballer and he can give rhythm, he’s a really good passer, quick with the ball, safe on the ball, really good in tight areas, all these kind of things, I like it a lot.
“Why can you loan a player like this? Because it didn’t work out 100 per cent at Juventus but I see it as a positive because the potential is still there. We play differently to Juve, and we all thought he could fit pretty well, really pleased.”
Klopp indicated that Keita would remain out for a sustained period with a muscular problem, though he is hoping Thiago will return to training next week.