Ronald Araujo seems destined to continue in the Barcelona. And except surprise, the Uruguay 60 million euros that I had in the First 15 days of July It expires tonight and in the entity that presides Joan Laporta No movement is expected that promotes an imminent departure.
At the express request of Araujo, Barça agreed to sign this cláusula liberating For this first half of July. And it is that from the Catalan club they tried to give it A feasible exit To the Uruguayan in the event that he did not enter Flick's plans for the next course and a club was interested in hiring him, but finally he has not been the case (for the moment).
That said, as of Wednesday Araujo It will once again have a totally illogical and unassumable clause for any club of 1,000 million euros. This will force Barça to have to negotiate yes or yes with any team that is interested in taking the services of the charrúa defender. Even though the Blaugrana club needs to make box for be in rule 1: 1 To fulfill the fair-play Financiero, the 26 -year -old has shown on more than one occasion his total predisposition to follow in the club.
In the last winter market, Araujo was very close to leaving Barça on the occasion of an offer that he received from the Juventus Around 50 million euros, but finally the sports direction managed to change their minds to continue and expand its link with the club until 2031. It should be noted that Hansi Flick It was key to get Araujo to follow. Araujo He sealed an extension of his contract and with a slight salary climb, despite the fact that he is still one of the players who wins the least of the culé squad.
Flick, forced to reconfigure defense
With the arrival of a new season, the Barça defensive panorama It must be reconfigured and the manager is Flick. The German coach must manage a template with five centrals: Cubarsí, Araujo, Iñigo Martínez, Eric García and Andreas Christensen. The competition will be maximum, and it is expected that at least one of them will come out during this summer market.
Eric Garcíawhich ended last campaign to a great level, has the confidence of the German, which values its versatility in defense and midfield. Iñigo and Cubarsí were consolidated as headlines in the final stretch of 24-25, while the case of Christensen Follow in the air. Araujo, on the other hand, seems to have taken the first step to win that fourth place in the central axis of the defense, at least one more than the Danish.
