Overview
- Werder Bremen confirmed Arthur was signed on a one-year loan from Bayer Leverkusen with no purchase option.
- The 23-year-old publicly set a personal target of roughly 33 matches this season to push for a return to the Brazil national team.
- Arthur said he has not yet spoken with Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti about a recall and that game minutes are crucial for selection.
- He will compete for the right-back spot with Mitchell Weiser, who is returning from injury, and Felix Agu, and described the battle as a positive challenge.
- Arthur said he is tactically flexible after playing mainly in a three-man defence at Leverkusen, that he prefers a four-defender setup, and that he is settling into life in Bremen with passable German and his wife living with him.