Arturo Vidal Becomes A Crucial Player for Barcelona

DBasia.news – Many people questioned Barcelona’s decision to sign Arturo Vidal in this summer transfer market. Besides the high price, the decision was all of sudden.

At that time, Vidal just one step away from joining Inter Milan. But on the last minute, the Chile player decided to accept Barcelona’s offer. Long story short, Vidal went to the Camp Nou by the £16,2M transfer fee.

Vidal was speculated to replace Paulinho. The exit of Brasilian player made an empty space in the central line of Barcelona.

In the beginning, many doubted Paulinho’s capability. But he silenced the critics by his impressive performance on the pitch.

Paulinho is known as the midfielder with high mobility. Besides, he also often becomes the decisive player for Barcelona. However, ahead of the 2017-2018 season, Paulinho’s performance was declining.

Now, it’s time to see Vidal’s strength. Vidal is known as one of the best midfielders. During his period in Juventus, he could be the engine that seemed never feel tired. Consequently, he presented the trophies for La Vecchia Signora.

Different from Paulinho, Vidal’s transfer was praised by many experts. Apparently, Barcelona mentioned as the lucky one to get the midfielder like Vidal with the transfer fee less than £20M.

Now, it’s time for Vidal to follow Paulinho’s path who proved that Barcelona did the right thing in recruiting him.

Barcelona coach, Ernesto Valverde, wants a fighting midfielder like Vidal. What Vidal needs to know is that Valverde won’t send him until the situation is getting more difficult.

So far, the 31-year-old player just played in 6 LaLiga matches. It’s a lot, but considering the playing minute, he just played for 164 minutes. In that period, he scored one assist.

Vidal is the joker of Barcelona squad. He hit the pitch only if necessary. If that’s the case, the command is in Valverde’s hand. The coach has the choice to hold or play his ace card.