Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo is out of contract in 18 months, and after the first real attempts to get him out last January, Juventus are now looking for him. The 25-year-old recently returned to action after five months out with injury.
The Bianconeri are desperate to strengthen their backline after losing Juan Cabal, Bremer and Danilo to injury and transfer, and Araujo is their primary target, after Feyenoord's David Hancko rejected a January move. Gianluca di Marzio told Sky Sports Italia, as reported by MDwhat you do Juventus Sporting director Cristian Giuntoli hopes to advance the negotiations as soon as possible. They are waiting for an answer from Barcelona, and are also considering a move for Antonio Silva from Benfica.
Barcelona is frustrated, saying different criteria are used to punish Real Madrid and Barca players. Vinicius Jr. he only received a 2 match ban for knocking Valencia's goalkeeper off the ball and reacting very aggressively to his red card. Meanwhile, Lewandowski was hit with a…
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This is very contrary to the reports coming from Spain. While Araujo was coy about his contract situation over the weekend, saying “we'll see” about a renewal, Barcelona have their doubts about his desire to leave. The Blaugrana believe that there is no character to negotiate behind their backs with Juventus, and that yesterday they would not have received an approach for him.
