Ronald Araujo rejected an offer from Liverpool and is now expected to become Barcelona captain in the future.
Barcelona are expecting Ronald Araujo to become club captain one day having rejected a move to Liverpool last year.
That is according to Catalan newspaper SPORT, who suggest that Araujo completely blocked a switch to Merseyside.
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Ronald Araujo rejected Liverpool transfer chance
Catalan newspaper SPORT now claim that both Liverpool and Chelsea offered Araujo big money to leave Barcelona last year.
Araujo was given the chance to make a huge Premier League move, with Liverpool seemingly viewing him as the ideal partner for Virgil van Dijk.
It’s suggested that Araujo is ‘very grateful’ to Barca for the chance they gave him and his emotional pull convinced him to stay.
That meant Araujo penned a new contract and Barcelona are expected to offer him even better terms very soon.
The report adds that the feeling inside Barcelona – both in terms of the organisation and the dressing room – is that Araujo will become Barcelona captain.
Sergi Roberto currently serves as Barcelona skipper with Araujo the club’s third captain right now, but he is expected to land the armband sooner or later.
Liverpool will surely sign another centre back in 2024
Liverpool liked Araujo and we can’t blame them; he has become one of the top defenders in Europe at the age of just 24.
Barca boss Xavi has hailed Araujo as ‘extraordinary’ and few Barcelona fans would disagree with that assessment.
Liverpool seemingly have no chance of landing him any time soon but they should still be in the market for a defender soon.
Ibrahima Konate is a quality defender when fit but Van Dijk isn’t going to go on forever.
Jarell Quansah is showing potential but with Joel Matip likely to be on his way out in 2024, Liverpool would be wise to have centre back targets in mind.
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