Barca News
Ronald Araujo is getting closer and closer to leaving Barça. The emergence of Pau Cubarsí has caused the Uruguayan’s loss of prominence, who has also dropped his performance this season. Bayern Munich insists, offering 100 million euros for the centre-back, an amount that Barça cannot refuse, as it would serve to ease the financial strain the entity is suffering.
Barça, however, wants to make a profit on the operation. The sports management has several Bayern Munich players on their agenda , so the Blaugrana’s goal is to include one of them, killing two birds with one stone. Barça have been waiting for Kimmich , Goretzka , Sané and Musiala for some time , so they want one of them in exchange for money and Ronald Araujo.
The operation is taking a long time, since the relationship between both entities is not the best, after the pressure from Barcelona when it comes to signing Robert Lewandowski. Bayern, however, want Araujo, it is a priority objective, so they will sit down to negotiate with Deco and Joan Laporta . Barça’s number 1 request is Kimmich, who has been asking Bayern for an agreed exit for a couple of seasons. The Bavarian club has refused, although this summer they could accept his transfer, considering that the player is already 29 years old.
Kimmich has a value of 60 million euros, so Araujo’s departure could be closed in exchange for the German midfielder and a figure between 40 and 50 million euros. If Bayern end up refusing to let Kimmich go, Barça will propose the names of Goretzka or Sané, assuming that the Bavarian club does not plan to part with Musiala, the best player in their squad.
As for Araujo, the central does not rule out a change of heart , as he has hinted at in his latest statements. The Uruguayan always states that he wants to continue, but has left the addition that his future is in the hands of the club. If Barça asks him to leave, then the central defender will accept a change of scenery.
And the fact is that Bayern is offering him a much higher contract than what he is currently receiving at Barça, an offer he already made in the winter, when Bayern already tried to sign Araujo. Deco wants to know the opinion of the new coach first, although Barça’s position is that, except for Lamine Yamal , Cubarsí and Gavi , all players are transferable, as long as the offer is exorbitant.
