Ronald Araujo is a key player for FC Barcelona, and the club wants him to stay for the upcoming seasons. Not even the 90 million euros offered by Bayern Munich in January, as reported by MD, can change that. The Uruguayan defender is seen as a crucial part of Barça’s future plans, which is why talks to extend his contract until 2026 are a top priority for the Barcelona club. When rumors surfaced that Araujo’s future at Barça might be uncertain, president Joan Laporta personally reassured him that he is not for sale and is an essential part of the team. The club is confident that Araujo will sign a contract extension soon, with a release clause set at a whopping 1,000 million euros.
Araujo’s importance was highlighted when he and the president met on March 6 at the premiere of the documentary ‘Origins,’ where Araujo was the main focus. In his recent statements, Araujo has expressed his happiness at FC Barcelona, saying, “My future depends on the club. Everyone knows that I am very happy here at Barça and very grateful to Xavi,” after the win against Naples on March 13. The club has made it clear that they have no intention of selling Araujo, despite interest from clubs like Bayern Munich, as they see him as a valuable asset whose signing costs have already been covered since his arrival in 2018. The total cost of his transfer was 6.7 million euros, including payments to Boston River.
SETTING THE FOUNDATION
Extending Araujo’s contract until 2026 is in the best interest of both parties
Araujo started to question not having direct information from Laporta and Deco that Barça‘s current and future plan includes players like him. Now you know. “Sometimes communication doesn’t quite reach where it should. I’m talking about negotiations. And I believe that this has already been resolved in some way because there was some misunderstanding when it came to communicating everything we had in mind for Ronald,” Laporta said on Thursday in an interview with MD.
For his part, Deco, as sports director, has already conveyed the club’s solid intentions to Edmundo Kabchi and Edoardo Crnjar, representatives of Araujo, in a meeting held on February 15 in Barcelona. Everything is much better than before so that Ronald can continue at Barça for more years.
This content has been translated and adapted from the Spanish version of the digital newspaper
