Barcelona captain is now more open to agreeing to a renewal – Report | OneFootball

Despite being one of the most important defenders in this FC Barcelona team, the Uruguayan center-back Ronald Araujo’s future at the club has been subject to a lot of uncertainty

The defender’s contract with the Catalan club is set to expire in the summer of 2026, creating a sense of urgency around ongoing negotiations for his renewal. However, talks between the player’s representatives and Barcelona are currently at a standstill.

The latest update on this operation has been provided by SPORT, which claims that Barcelona are now optimistic about securing this renewal, as the player himself wants to continue at the Blaugrana club, and can force an agreement between the club and his entourage.

Thus, the Catalans are hopeful that an agreement can be reached early in the next year, as they do not want to wait too long keeping in view the little time left in his current contract.

There has been a lot of uncertainty about Araujo’s future at the club in the last few months. Barcelona had already presented him with a new offer in the last phases of the last season, but an agreement could not be reached.

The player himself wanted to continue at Barcelona, but even this changed a bit as he faced a lot of criticism in the dressing room, and Xavi did not defend him publicly.

Thus, Araujo went to Copa America with a very uncertain future, which was increased further by the need of Barcelona to generate cash, and the pressure from Manchester United to secure his signing.

However, he suffered an injury in the Copa America, and this, coupled with the arrival of Hansi Flick on the Barcelona bench, once again changed his thinking. The German fully trusts the Uruguayan centre-back, and believes he is one of the best defenders in the world and is eager to work with him once he returns from his injury.

Now, the defender is also assured that he wants to remain at Barcelona, and is even willing to make an economic sacrifice for this purpose. Although an agreement has not yet been reached, the feelings between the two parties are much more friendlier now.