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Columbus Crew sign Brazilian midfielder on season-long loan

At the tail-end of a productive offseason, Columbus Crew SC announce the signing of Brazilian midfielder Artur de Lima Junior on a season-long loan.

Columbus Crew SC announced on Monday the signing of Artur de Lima Junior for the 2017 season. Artur will be joining the Crew SC on a season-long loan from San Paulo FC in Brazil, where he had made a name for himself in San Paulo’s academy.

Columbus has spent their offseason completely overhauling the club that won the 2015 Eastern Conference Championship and went on to spend 2016 at the bottom end of the League.