OFFICIAL! FC Barcelona closes its best sale so far this summer

FC Barcelona closes one of its pending folders for this summer. The Barça entity has made the transfer of Julián Araujo to Bournemouth official through a statement on its official website. The 23-year-old full-back, who has been in England since last weekend waiting for his signing to be completed, will join the team led by Andoni Iraola for five seasons, after the Cherries paid 10 million euros to the culés for his record.

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The operation does not include any buyback clause nor will Barça have a percentage for a future sale of the footballer, although it is still a good deal since the Catalans paid a figure of around 4 million euros to the Los Angeles Galaxy in February 2023 for take advantage of their services. At that time, the defender, training at the Barça Academy in the Californian city, joined the Blaugrana reserve team, but he did not play and was a regular in the first team's training sessions until the end of that 2022/23 season.

The Mexican born in the United States made his debut under Xavi in ​​the friendly against Vissel Kobe held in Japan in June 2023 before going on loan to UD Las Palmas. Under the direction of Xavier García Pimienta, the winger participated in 28 games and scored two goals, returning to Barcelona with a good letter of introduction under his arm after his good performance in the First Division.

The footballer was part of the Blaugrana expedition on the tour of the United States and Hansi Flick gave him a chance from the start against Manchester City. However, in the matches against Real Madrid and AC Milan he did not have minutes and finally, after two seasons in which he could not find a place in the first team, the footballer left the Barcelona discipline to head for the Premier League.

The Barça statement

In the statement issued through his website, the Catalan club thanked Araujo for his professionalism and wished him good luck in the future. "FC Barcelona publicly expresses its gratitude to Julián Araujo for his commitment and dedication and wishes him good luck and achievements in the future," Barça's message began.

"Julián Araujo arrived from the LA Galaxy in February 2023 to join the ranks of Barça Atlètic. Last season he played on loan at UD Las Palmas under the command of Garcia Pimienta, accumulating 28 games and two goals. This 2024/25 preseason, the winger has completed the tour of the United States under the orders of Hansi Flick. Finally, after two seasons, the Mexican leaves the culer club to head to the Premier League," they concluded.