Ronald Araujo has reportedly made it clear that he wishes to leave Barcelona ‘as soon as possible’ following a January approach from Juventus, who hope to sign the Uruguay international to resolve their defensive issues.
Juventus hopes to raise at least one new defender to its ranks in January to compensate for the losses of Bremer and Juan Cabal, seriously injured in the season.
The previous reports in the week stated that Juventus had submitted an offering to Barcelona for the 25 -year -old center, however, the Blaugrana rejected it, maintaining a value in the € 70 million region, which is too much for the Bianconeri in Your existing monetary situation.
Although Hansi Flick insisted that he hopes to stay with Araujo, the player himself informed some of his colleagues whom he sought to get him to leave the club “as soon as possible”, according to data from the Spanish media Mundo Deportivo.
Sunday’s report goes as far as saying that Araujo is telling ‘anybody who listens’ that he wants to leave Barca.
Although Barcelona asked for a €70 million payment, Aruajo will be in the final year of his contract in the summer, meaning the value could drop, especially if Juventus wait a few more months.
This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.
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