An upset FC Barcelona player has reportedly not turned up for training and informed the club he never wants to wear the Blaugrana shirt again.
Click through the gallery above to see some other players who went AWOL, including two South African stars.
According to Marca, Arthur Melo did not show up for training and COVID-19 tests following a short holiday Barca had allowed their players to have after the 2019/20 LaLiga campaign ended.
The Brazilian's €72 million (R1.4 billion) transfer to Juventus has already been confirmed, but he initially did not want to leave the Camp Nou.
Arthur is said to feel he was pushed out of the club, and was not used by coach Quique Setien in any of the team's past six games.
He reportedly does not want to wear the Barcelona shirt again and has asked the board to terminate what is left of his contract – it is currently set to expire at the end of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League campaign.
Barca, though, are said to be counting on the 23-year-old for the second leg of their round of 16 tie against Napoli because they are short on midfielders, with Sergio Busquets and Arturo Vidal suspended for the match.
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The return fixture will take place on 8 August, with the winner of the game between Bayern Munich against Chelsea – the German side won the first leg 3-0 – waiting for the Blaugrana in the quarter-finals should they progress.
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