Ronald Araujo considered leaving Barcelona due to his trivial role in the Hansi Flick era. The German coach relied on Pau Cubarsi and Inigo Martinez duo for big matches to make the future of Araujo in Barcelona.
Ronald Araujo Condition Is Still Unsolved In Barcelona, The Player Wants Way Out From The Club
The Uruguayan defender is not happy regarding his place in the squad, making him interested in hearing offers from other clubs in the winter transfer window. Now after the injury of Inigo Martinez in El Clasico, Araujo got the chance and showed his capability and played a pivotal role in defending the attacking trio of Mbappe, Vini, and Rodrygo in 10-man playing conditions for more than 30 minutes.
The strong comeback of Araujo made the Barca board think about retaining their defensive talent. Inigo Martinez would be out for 1 month so, in this condition letting Araujo go would create difficulties for Flick. Furthermore, the injury of Martinez would secure the place for Araujo in the team which might change his mind of leaving the club in the winter transfer window.
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Juventus desperately needs Araujo as their pillar of defense
Juventus are determined to seal the deal before 31st January and has to meet the asking price to make that happen. Barcelona is not interested in letting Ronald Araujo go for less than 50 million euros and Juventus has to pay the price including the 25-year-old defender in the team.
Hansi Flick stated Araujo is a Barcelona player but didn't clarify his future
Regarding Araujo’s condition, Hansi Flick stated “He hasn't been able to show all the football he has and all his quality, but he must continue working. He is a Barca player and is in our squad, so we will continue to work”.
"The important thing is that he feels like a player of the team and he must continue working to enter [the first XI]. We are very happy with him, and we'll see what happens in the future," Flick concluded.
Departure of Araujo will force Barca to sign a backup defender in January or Flick will have to work with existing options, i.e Christiansen and Eric Garcia to wait until the summer to get a better option in the market to replace the Uruguayan.
H/T- Forbes
