THE PLAYER REFUSES TO RENEW WITH BARCELONA
PSG have just outlined their plan to sign a Barça 'heavyweight' at half price
Problems for FC Barcelona. One of their best players has refused to extend his contract and now Paris Saint-Germain have drawn up a plan to sign him next year at a price lower than his market value
PSG are preparing a new lethal blow for the Catalan team with the signing of one of their biggest stars. The president of the Parisian club, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi wants to beat Joan Laporta again, after the signings of Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembélé in recent years. Now, he intends to take advantage of the complicated situation of one of the team's players to convince him to move to Paris in the summer of 2025. We are talking about Ronald Araújo, the Uruguayan footballer who refuses to extend his contract with the Catalan team and who could leave for a very reasonable price next year.
Araújo will be free in 2026 and was the main objective to leave Barcelona this summer and become the 'sacrifice' of those responsible for the Spanish entity. Both the sporting director, Deco, and the president considered that losing the central defender would not have too much of an effect on the team. It should be remembered that Hansi Flick has many players at his disposal to take his place, such as Pau Cubarsí, Eric García, Andreas Christensen, Mika Faye, Íñigo Martínez, Mamadou Mbacke or Jules Koundé.
In addition to this, the '4' is one of the pieces that can leave the most money to the coffers of the Camp Nou, where he had been valued at around 90 million euros. But his unfortunate injury in the quarter-finals of the Copa América has frustrated the plans for his transfer and he will have to stay in Barcelona. The footballer born in Rivera had to undergo surgery and will be out until December. Although, as he has not registered in LaLiga, he will not reappear until January.
PSG's plan to sign Araújo
This setback has forced Barça to consider other exit options for this summer and change the plans that exist with the Uruguayan international. And he has gone from being on the transfer list to starting negotiations to sign a contract extension. This situation has triggered the curiosity of Al-Khelaïfi, who was thinking of bidding for the player in this transfer market.
At the Parc des Princes they are looking for a new leader in the rearguard and Luis Enrique has reportedly recommended Araújo. At this moment, the plan is to wait until 2025 so that he can leave the Barça team at a reasonable cost and everything seems to be going well for PSG. The centre-back refuses to renew with the Blaugrana team and is going to wait until the end of the season to make a decision, so Laporta and Deco must be very worried and will have to draw up an action plan so that the matter does not go unnoticed.
