With the sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for £142 million confirmed, Liverpool need to reinvest in this transfer window in order to fill the hole he has left in the squad.

The £49 million signing of Leicester City’s Riyad Mahrez looks increasingly likely but that doesn’t fill the Coutinho void. One man that could is fellow Brazilian Arthur, who currently applies his trade for Gremio.

The 21-year-old Brazilian has been linked to Premier League rivals Chelsea and Arsenal as well as Spanish giants Atletico Madrid and Barcelona themselves.

His quality is clear to see due to the fact he has drawn interest from teams of this calibre. Arthur has been dubbed as ‘the new Andres Iniesta’ because of his low centre of gravity that both he and the Spaniard possess along with his exceptional passing range and dribbling ability.

Capped at under-20 level for his country, Arthur is yet to receive a senior cap but was called up by head coach Tite in October because of his terrific form he showed for Gremio.

A move to Liverpool and resulting first-team action could see Arthur secure himself a place in the Brazilian World Cup squad.

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This signing would be a risk for Liverpool as it may take time for Arthur to settle in England so he may not reach the heights that Coutinho did at his time at Anfield straight away.

Gremio are reportedly asking for somewhere in the region of £44 million for the player,  a price that could rise with it being well documented that Liverpool are in the market for a Coutinho replacement.

Thomas Lemar and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic have both been touted as possible transfer targets, but could Coutinho’s fellow countryman be an alternative? Arthur has all the potential to be as good as Coutinho but the question is, how long does he need to fulfil that potential?