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title: "Virals: Liverpool ‘lurking’ for signing of Barcelona star Ronald Araújo"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/virals-liverpool-lurking-for-signing-of-barcelona-star-ronald-araujo/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-11-30T19:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-11-30T19:00:00Z"
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# Virals: Liverpool ‘lurking’ for signing of Barcelona star Ronald Araújo

[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/11/30/virals-liverpool-eyeing-move-for-juventus-outcast-aaron-ramsey/) are said to be ‘lurking’ for the potential signing of Barcelona central defender [Ronald Araujo](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/11/29/virals-liverpool-closely-following-barcelona-star-ronald-araujo/).

The Reds have been linked with the 22-year-old recently after the Uruguayan became a [regular feature](https://www.sofascore.com/player/ronald-araujo/925097) at the heart of the Catalan giant’s defence.

Araujo has established himself for [club and country](https://www.sofascore.com/player/ronald-araujo/925097) in recent months having come through the youth ranks at the Camp Nou.

According to a report from [Sport](https://sportwitness.co.uk/club-aware-of-enormous-interest-from-liverpool-in-player-reds-lurking-for-signing/sport.es), as cited by [Barça Universal](https://twitter.com/BarcaUniversal) on Twitter, Liverpool and Chelsea are both eying up the talented defender.

> Premier League teams have Ronald Araújo on their radar. Teams like Liverpool or Chelsea would be willing to bid for him in the summer.
>
> — [@sport](https://twitter.com/sport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/l9meICVNiS](https://t.co/l9meICVNiS)
>
> — Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) [November 30, 2021](https://twitter.com/BarcaUniversal/status/1465702658870636545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The report claims that there is ‘enormous interest’ in the [five-cap ace](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ronald-araujo/nationalmannschaft/spieler/480267/verein_id/3449) but it’s the Anfield club who are ‘ready to take the step’ in the pursuit.

So far this season Araujo has [scored once in 14 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ronald-araujo/leistungsdaten/spieler/480267) across all competitions.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

Valued at £22.5million and under contract until 2023 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ronald-araujo/marktwertverlauf/spieler/480267)), any renewal is said to be ‘complicated’ due to the levels of interest.

At present, the Liverpool [squad](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team) is blessed with central defensive options with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate and Nat Phillips.

However, Gomez and Phillips have [rarely featured](https://www.premierleague.com/stats/player-comparison) this term and both could be looking to move onto pastures new sooner rather than later.

Already performing at the top level and [boasting an array of impressive attributes](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/384711/Show/Ronald-Ara%C3%BAjo), signing Araujo at 22 would stand the Reds’ defence in strong stead for many years to come.