{"id":8745,"date":"2022-02-07T15:05:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T20:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/07\/as-chelsea-circle-major-update-provided-on-ronald-araujos-barcelona-future\/"},"modified":"2022-02-07T15:05:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T20:05:42","slug":"as-chelsea-circle-major-update-provided-on-ronald-araujos-barcelona-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/07\/as-chelsea-circle-major-update-provided-on-ronald-araujos-barcelona-future\/","title":{"rendered":"As Chelsea circle, major update provided on Ronald Araujo\u2019s Barcelona future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A fresh insight into the future of star Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo has been provided on Monday evening, and spells altogether positive news for the Blaugrana.<\/p>\n<p>Stopper Araujo has of course enjoyed a fine campaign to date, acting as a rare source of consistency amid an otherwise hit-and-miss Barca backline.<\/p>\n<p>In turn, it has not come as a major surprise to hear of those in a position of power at the Camp Nou pushing hard of late to tie the Uruguayan international down to fresh terms.<\/p>\n<p>And, if the latest word stemming from the media on Monday evening is anything to go by, such efforts appear primed to bear imminent fruit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1632983\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1632983\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1632983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237510336-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"As Chelsea circle, major update provided on Ronald Araujo\u2019s Barcelona future\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237510336-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237510336-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237510336-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237510336-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237510336-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237510336-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237510336-910x607.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1632983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FC Barcelona celebrates the victory during the La Liga Santander match between RCD Mallorca and FC Barcelona at Son Moix Stadium on January 02, 2022 in Mallorca, Spain. (Photo by Xavier Bonilla\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As per a report from Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, Araujo is indeed \u2018close\u2019 to committing his long-term future to Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>A number of clubs, chiefly from England in the form of Chelsea and Manchester United, are understood to have made their interest in luring Barca\u2019s up-and-coming defensive stalwart to the Premier League ahead of next season.<\/p>\n<p>Araujo himself, however, has maintained throughout that his wish remains to pen a new deal in the Catalan capital.<\/p>\n<p>Such a stance has proven crucial amid negotiations between the parties, with an agreement surrounding the terms of a contract through the summer of 2027 inching towards completion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">?? La renovaci\u00f3n de Araujo bien encaminada<\/p>\n<p>\u270d\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/martinezferran?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@martinezferran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WNGcKisuHI\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/WNGcKisuHI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mundo Deportivo (@mundodeportivo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mundodeportivo\/status\/1490741329600593927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Alba amongst the goals<\/h2>\n<p>Araujo\u2019s latest fine display in Barcelona\u2019s colours of course came just 24 hours ago, when Xavi Hernandez\u2019s troops welcomed champions Atletico Madrid to the Camp Nou, for a crunch clash amid the battle for a top-4 berth in La Liga.<\/p>\n<p>And, when all was said and done, it was the Blaugrana who emerged victorious, to climb back into the Spanish top-flight\u2019s Champions League spots.<\/p>\n<p>Jordi Alba, Gavi, Araujo himself and Dani Alves all managed to find the target over the course of a pulsating 90 minutes, to guide Barca to an eventual 4-2 triumph.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jordi Alba with an absolute BEAUTY of a volley! ?<\/p>\n<p>Barca come up with an immediate response after Carrasco gave Atleti an early lead ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jVozTS9956\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jVozTS9956<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PremierSportsTV\/status\/1490347298907320320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/amid-liverpool-links-contract-update-on-barcelonas-gavi-emerges\/\">Amid Liverpool links, contract update on Barcelona\u2019s Gavi emerges<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/barcelona-handed-injury-boost-ahead-of-espanyol\/\">Barcelona handed injury boost ahead of Espanyol<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A fresh insight into the future of star Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo has been provided on Monday evening, and spells altogether positive news for the Blaugrana. Stopper Araujo has of course enjoyed a fine campaign to date, acting as a rare source of consistency amid an otherwise hit-and-miss Barca backline. 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