Following an indifferent start to life with the LaLiga champions the Brazilian has begun to display the enormous potential he displayed to earn his senior national team recognition and a reported €40m transfer to the Blaugrana.

Before the club’s Copa Del Rey Last-32 clash with Cultural Leonesa on Wednesday, Arthur started Barca’s last five outings, playing a starring role versus the likes of Sevilla, Inter Milan and Real Madrid in the Clasico triumph.

Amidst the starling performances, former captain Xavi, who the 22-year-old has immediately earned comparisons to, has run the rule over Barca's latest recruit

"I see myself when I see Arthur on television," he told Catalunya Radio. "He is a very quick thinker.

"He has a natural talent, but most of all, he has a lot of room to improve through training.

"Arthur is already a mature player and I see that he has massive untapped potential.

"The priority during any match is to never lose the ball and he comes out of a tricky situation with ease. He has a strong personality already."

Xavi is actually not the first to have compared the talents possessed by Arthur to his, with club-record scorer Lionel Messi lauding his natural ability with the ball at his feet,

Speaking to Tot Costa, the Argentina maestro enthused; "Arthur I didn't know that much about but he seems similar to Xavi.

"He's very safe and trustworthy. He has the La Masia style. Playing short passes, without losing the ball, and he grasped it quickly, the dynamic of the team."