Paris Saint-Germain would be 'cooking' another 'assault' on FC Barcelona with another of their stars. After 'stealing' in the past footballers like Neymar Jr., Ousmane Dembélé and Xavi Simons, the french entity could be working behind the scenes in a 'bombshell' that would break the transfer market to get the arrival of Ronald Araújo as a free agent to the ranks of the team led by Luis Enrique.
The Uruguayan was on the transfer list of the Catalan club, where they need to make money to take on the operations of their summer targets. However, the injury suffered by the defender in the 2024 Copa América and which will keep him in dry dock for approximately four months changed the institution's plans. Given the impossibility of transferring him while he is in the infirmary, the Blaugranas will wait for his return to the playing fields and will try to extend his contract, which expires in 2026.
And this is where the problems begin for the Blaugranas. According to some information, Araújo has, for the moment, refused to sign a new contract. The de la Rivera would know that time is in his favor and he would not be in a hurry to make a decision, so there is the possibility that if the German coach's project does not convince him, the center-back would welcome trying a new challenge in another horizon.
This scenario would like to be taken advantage of by the Parisians, where the Uruguayan has several admirers, Luis Enrique being the first of them. With the alternative of incorporating him this summer completely ruled out due to his injury, the Parc des Princes will wait until 2025 to try to sign him again, although at that time he could arrive for a much less amount since he would only have one year left on his contract.
They offer him more than double his salary
Al-Khelaïfi would like to close the agreement with the defender as soon as possible, and would have already sent him an 'irrefutable' proposal to convince him. According to 'El Nacional.cat', the Parisians would offer him more than double his current salary to get his signature. The footballer receives a minimum salary for his figure since he had to accept these conditions when renewing due to the crisis experienced by the culés at that time, which is why he would be demanding between 7 and 8 net 'kilos' to be among the best paid. of the team. Numbers that Barça cannot reach and that PSG would be willing to surpass, so Laporta and Deco will have to hurry up their options to avoid losing the center back in the hands of the French.