Barcelona star rejects Arsenal, Juventus after Deco 'convinces' him to discuss new contract
Arsenal and Juventus target Ronald Araujo owns been ‘taught’ to continue to be at Barcelona by sporting director Deco, according to reports in Spain.
Araujo was made for to take off Barcelona in the January transfer window yet Deco owns juggled to match his psyche.
Juventus led the race for the Uruguayan’s characteristic, though Arsenal also clutched an emphasis and recently ‘lifted their bid’ after the La Liga titans dismissed their opening provide.
The initiatives in Turin and London appear to have failed, as Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo claims Araujo owns been ‘taught’ to continue to be.
Regretfully for Arsenal and Juventus, the 25-year-ratty defender’s irregular future owns been ‘unobstructed’ by Barcelona director Deco in what is reputed a ‘state-of-the-art rotate’.
Araujo was ‘recognised to take off’ to symbol upwards with Juventus this month yet Deco ‘taken care of for his continuity’, which assisted the gamer ‘reassess his position’.
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The Uruguayan international is now ‘cozy to remaining’ and can expire upwards finalizing a modern agreement.
Barcelona head adviser Hansi Flick and Deco both ‘vitally merit’ Araujo and will be satisfied he owns modified his psyche. Arsenal and Juve could genuinely feel in various ways, psyche.
The news owns also been attested by transfer wizard Fabrizio Romano, who says Barcelona will ‘push’ to expand Araujo’s agreement, which expires next June.
Romano wrote on X: ‘Barcelona are now taught that Ronald Araújo will continue to be at the bar, not abandoning in January! Brand-modern round of talks took place on Tuesday with director Deco compelled, as @ffpolo discloses. Barça obtained the eco-friendly light from Ronald to strengthen at the bar despite Juventus initiatives.’
He after that encompassed: ‘Barcelona will also push to finalize modern bargain with Ronald Araujo on modern terms adhering to judgment to continue to be at the bar. Transactions with Araujo will strengthen to become aware how to continue… while Gavi, Pedri and after that also Lamine Yamal are made for to indicator modern deals shortly.’
Araujo was strongly fastened with a reaction to Manchester Joined and Chelsea in days gone by consenting a modern agreement in April 2022.
He recently assisted Barcelona win the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, outshining arc-opponents Real Madrid 5-2 in the last after jumping over Sporting activities Bar in the semis.
Araujo owns singular tinkered 2 times this period due to a hamstring injury, lugging out his initially attractiveness of 2024/25 against UD Barbastro in the third round of the Copa del Rey earlier this month.
He tinkered over an hour against Madrid on Sunday, unborn on for the vexed Inigo Martinez after singular 28 minutes with the sustaining at 1-1.
Barca went 4-1 upwards deep into initially-fifty percent disruption time in days gone by Raphinha rubbed salt in their opponents wounds three minutes after the go against.
Raphinha is another Blaugrana gamer who owns been strongly fastened with an take off in current years, with the bar anxious to raise funds using gamer sales.
The Brazilian is now untouchable though. He owns been the bar’s ideal gamer given that the prelude of 2024 and owns 30 impartial payments in 27 suits this period, specifically racking upwards a hat-secret against Flick’s previous side, Bayern Munich, in the Victors League.
Barca’s Super Cup win will be a wondrous tenacity booster going into the second fifty percent of the La Liga period, owning singular won one of their last 7 league suits after formerly attaining 30 times from a probable 33.