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STRONG STATEMENTS FROM ARAÚJO
Ronald Araújo, optimistic about the future of Barça: "We are prepared"
Ronald Araújo has been chosen to replace Sergi Roberto at the Barça Foundation for the 2023/2024 season and has left some emotional statements about what it has meant to wear the captain's armband
Ronald Araújo has converted , from his arrival to the first team, in one of the big leaders of the staff of the FC Barcelona, inside and out of the lawn. It has dressed of veteran and 'heavy weight' in the middle of the transformation (or recovery) of the Barcelona group. It was not a surprise that, during the summer, his mates chose him like the third captain of the team, by behind Sergi Roberto and Marc-André ter Stegen.
The charrúa has exerted his role with or without the bracelet, but in front of the Port wine, in the fifth day of the phase of group of the Champions League, carried it for the first time and has been a before and afterwards for him, by the pride that supposes. Like this it has confessed it in the presentation of the team 2023/2024 of the Fundació Barça, after having been appointed like the relief of Sergi Roberto like ambassador. Toraújo has accompanied to Joan Laporta in the act.
The statements of Ronald Araújo
On the fact to relieve to Sergi Roberto, has said that "it is an honour. It is a big person and a big mate that knows the club and to all the players that there is here. I am very happy that have chosen me for this". It is worth it that the one of Reus had been the second ambassador of the Fundació, after Gerard Hammered in the 2021-2022.
Of the same way, pronounced on his first captaincy and the challenges of the Barça by in front: "it Is very special can carry the bracelet. It is a pride and a responsibility. We are happy because we could fulfil the first aim of the team and of the club that was to classify us to eighth. It was a paramount party and are happy, but now is necessary to follow. Have a lot of challenges by in front and are prepared for this".
Praises by part of Joan Laporta
The Barcelona president, the one who also has been in the event and went the attendant to chair it beside the general director of the Fundació Barça, Marta Segú, has put of example to the central charrúa in front of all the members of the Barça Genuine, with some very conclusive words: "By competitive gene, commitment and winner does not win it anybody to Ronald Araujo. An applause for him that deserves it to him", ensured.