Araújo only earns 900,000 euros

As confirmed by AS, the record of Ronald Araújo (7-3-1999) does not exceed 900,000 euros, an outdated figure due to its market value (35 million) and the salary of other central defenders of the first team (Lenglet or Umtiti , among them). Araújo’s record of discord will hinder a renewal that, according to various sources, will not be easy for Barça. Beyond the interest of Real Madrid, who already tried it years ago and is prowling again, Araújo is a player who has made a name for himself in the Premier. Bravery, physical power, great aerial game and progression in his game with the ball, which he has been polishing since he arrived in Barcelona in the summer of 2018.

The extension and improvement of Araújo’s contract has been dilating and now Barça has had certain emergencies and tries to resume it. The central is represented by the company Excellence Sports (Edoardo Crnjar brought him to Barça along with a Venezuelan businessman, Edmundo Kabchi), although the one who liaises with the media is Flavio Perchman, the intermediary who has accompanied him for many years in Uruguay, who this Friday assured that “Araújo is very happy and wants to continue in Barcelona”. Perchman also made it clear that he did not give credibility to Madrid’s interest.

Mateu Alemany is going to have to roll up his sleeves with the renewal, because Araújo knows that he is facing the first big contract of his career, the one that can ensure his future. His priority is to continue at Barça, but he hopes that the club appreciates that, in terms of value for money, he can already be considered a profitable player for Barça, who signed him for 1.7 million euros from Boston River and that, due to variables, will barely exceed five million. In addition, the Uruguayan international also hopes that Barça values ​​his commitment to the team in details such as this Super Cup, which he has recently played after undergoing surgery for his fractures in the second and third metacarpals of his right hand. He also did it at a very high level.

Araújo wants to equate himself with centrals that charge much more than him with a performance, in many cases, inferior. Soccer players like Lenglet and Umtiti have much higher salaries and have much less prominence in the last two years. Various media have announced the presence of Araújo’s agents next week in Barcelona, ​​but it does not seem that the talks are going to be resolved so quickly, much less with the salary limit completely exhausted as Barça now has. Of course, after the extensions of Pedri and Ansu, and the signing of Ferran Torres, Araújo is a priority like Gavi. After resolving Dembélé’s future, Barça will have to start trying to solve it.