Liverpool have removed Arthur Melo from an official club statement, following the midfielder's disastrous loan spell at Merseyside.
On Wednesday, Liverpool confirmed that James Milner, Roberto Firmino, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will all leave the club at the end of the season when their contracts expire.
Firmino and Milner are set to leave after eight years with the Reds, joining in June 2015, while Oxlade-Chamberlain and Keita signed for 2017 and 2018 respectively.
All four helped Jurgen Klopp's men win the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup during their time at Anfield.
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A statement from Liverpool said:
"All four players will go away with our gratitude and appreciation for the contributions they have made."
Each will receive "special recognition" in Liverpool's final home game of the season against Aston Villa on Saturday. Liverpool rejected Arthur
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There is no mention in the club's statement about Arthur, who is also expected to leave at the end of the season when his loan deal expires.
The midfielder will return to Juventus after a disastrous loan spell where he played just 13 minutes since arriving last summer.
Indeed, the 26-year-old has failed to make a single Premier League appearance, nor get a taste of the famous Anfield vibe.
Liverpool refused to sign a midfielder permanently last summer despite Liverpool's injury crisis worsened when Jordan Henderson damaged his hamstring in a dramatic win over Newcastle United. Instead, the club chose to sign Arthur on loan. Advertisement
The Brazil international, who has a loan fee of £4m on top of his six-figure weekly salary, is considered a temporary signing who will add experience to the midfield.
Since then, he has only made 21 touchdowns in the Reds' entire career. On October 3, Arthur stopped training at Kirkby, and a scan later revealed a torn muscle that required surgery which kept him out for three to four months.
In early February, he returned to full training, but he was subsequently dropped from Liverpool's Champions League squad and is firmly behind Fabinho, Harvey Elliott, Stefan Bajcetic, Henderson, James Milner and Fabio Carvalho in midfield.
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