Barcelona reach total agreement with club captain over a new contract – report

The situation surrounding Ronald Araujo at FC Barcelona has seen a dramatic turnaround over the past week.

At one point, it appeared that the 25-year-old Barça skipper would be leaving the club for Juventus, with the injury to Inigo Martinez also not changing his mind.

However, a conversation with sporting director Deco convinced the Uruguayan international to perform a U-turn and stay at the Catalan outfit.

Not only that, the renewal talks between Araujo and Barcelona have also progressed quite rapidly over the past few days, to the extent that the renewal could be announced as early as next week.

Total agreement reached

Earlier reports had suggested that Araujo’s contract extension was close to being finalised after a meeting took place between the defender’s agents and Barcelona earlier in the week.

It was claimed that some final details needed to be ironed out before the deal could be sealed for good.

Now, Jose Alvarez on El Chiringuito TV reports that Araujo and Barcelona have reached a total and complete agreement over his contract renewal.

With a full agreement in place, the 25-year-old centre-back will sign his new deal with the Blaugrana next week, the journalist further adds.

This is a big step in the right direction for Barcelona considering that Araujo has been one of the club’s top players in recent seasons.

Having recently made his comeback after a lengthy injury layoff, the defender has looked very good in his limited appearances and is expected to have a prominent role in Hansi Flick’s plans.

As such, securing his contract renewal, at a time when he had less than 18 months left on his deal, comes as a huge boost for Barcelona for the present and the future.

Araujo’s new deal is expected to have a sizeable pay increase for the defender along with a release clause amount that will be reasonable if he decides to move on in the future, instead of the €1 billion figure that previously existed.