New signing? Grêmio's plans after Arthur's exit 🧐

Grêmio lost Arthur midway through the year, but signing a new defensive midfielder is not a priority for the club for the second half of the season.

Facing financial difficulties, the board prefers to focus on targeted reinforcements at right-back and in the creative midfield.

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At the moment, the main squad has six players for the position.

Youngster Juan Nardoni, who was a major investment at the start of the year and has recovered from injury, is first in line to fill the spot left by Arthur.

The coaching staff also sees Villasanti as the key asset for the position. After recovering from a serious knee injury that kept him out of the FIFA World Cup, the Paraguayan is regarded as an important leader in the dressing room and is now available.

The information comes from GE.

Besides them, Leo Pérez, Noriega, Tiaguinho and Dodi round out the list of experienced ball-winners, while young academy product Zortéa remains an outside option.

According to vice president of football Rafael Lima, the arrival of a new defensive midfielder is virtually ruled out for budget reasons, unless an unmissable "market opportunity" comes up.

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