To capture Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo during the summer transfer window, Manchester United are prepared to make a significant financial commitment in the summer transfer window.
According to the Spanish daily MARCA, Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo has surfaced as a transfer target for Premier League giants Manchester United. They are prepared to make a significant effort to get the defender. Araujo has been linked with a move to Manchester United in the past.
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The latest transfer story involving the Red Devils and the La Liga giants
At the end of 2018, Araujo joined Barcelona from Uruguayan club Boston River. He made his professional debut for the club in 2019 after spending a year with the club’s development squad. Since last season, the 22-year-old has established himself as a regular in the starting XI and has unquestionably been one of the more encouraging aspects of the Blaugrana’s season amid these difficult circumstances at Camp Nou.
When healthy and available, Araujo has been a constant presence in the team’s lineup this season, emerging as one of the team’s defensive leaders on the field. As a result of his progress, several of the top teams in England have shown an interest in signing him as a central defender. Manchester City is interested in signing Araujo, and there have also been reports of interest from Chelsea.
Manchester United has also joined the race to sign Araujo, as the club seeks to take advantage of the player’s current contract issue. The Red Devils acquired Raphael Varane last summer to reinforce their defensive line, but things have not gone as smoothly as they had hoped for. The Frenchman has struggled with injuries in his first season in England. The likes of Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, and Eric Bailly have not been as consistent as they could have been.
Aside from that, with Phil Jones due to go after the season, Manchester United will be left with a void in their defensive ranks that they will need to address. It has led to speculation about several great centre-backs, with Juventus superstar Matthijs de Ligt surfacing as a possible target. There is also speculation about Bayern Munich’s Niklas Sule, who will become a free agent soon.
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Will Manchester United make a move for Ronald Araujo?
At the same time, Manchester United is keeping a close eye on Araujo’s progress. During the summer of 2022, the 22-year-old will enter the last year of his contract with the Catalan club. A new contract with Barcelona has still to be agreed upon after the Catalans’ initial offer of an extension was rejected by Araujo. So, the 20-time English champions are looking to take advantage of the situation.
Manchester United is planning to be aggressive in their pursuit of the Uruguayan international, and they are willing to make a significant financial commitment to get him to Old Trafford from Barcelona. When you consider that the Blaugrana are determined to retain him and that there is significant rivalry from other clubs, it seems unlikely that United will be able to get Araujo in the summer.
