Arthur, who performed with Lionel Messi at Barcelona and Neymar on the Brazilian nationwide crew, shared his expertise of being Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate.
Cristiano Ronaldo used to joke about his Juventus teammates’ meals selections, in response to Arthur Melo.
Arthur teamed up with Ronaldo within the 2020-21 season. It was the Portuguese’s third and ultimate marketing campaign in Turin. He scored 36 targets in all competitions that season to assist Juventus win a home cup double.
However whereas recalling his time with Ronaldo, it wasn’t the striker’s stats that Arthur marveled on. It was his professionalism and mentality. The best way he performed himself day by day impressed the Brazilian drastically.
“As an athlete and as an individual, he’s spectacular,” Arthur instructed Mundo Deportivo about Ronaldo.
“He tries to enhance day by day. I do not forget that once we met at Juventus, within the eating room, he all the time checked out the remainder of our plates and joked about what we have been consuming. He’s very skilled. I had by no means seen somebody along with his mentality earlier than.”
Ronaldo left Juventus in 2021 to rejoin Manchester United. He scored 27 targets throughout his second spell at Outdated Trafford, earlier than leaving final November.
In January, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner joined Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia. He signed a contract with the Riyadh-based crew till June 2025. He has since gone on to smash dwelling a powerful 14 targets in solely 19 video games.
As for Arthur, the midfielder lately accomplished an injury-troubled season on mortgage at Liverpool. He plans to return to Juventus, however gained’t rule out a summer time switch. His contract with the Italian membership runs till June 2025.