Barcelona confirm long-term Ronald Araujo contract agreement | OneFootball

Barcelona have confirmed that an agreement with Ronald Araujo is in place over a new long-term contract with the club.

Araujo’s future has been the subject of uncertainty for some time, with the Uruguayan heavily linked with Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Manchester United in recent seasons, with his previous contract due to expire in the summer of 2026.

The versatile defender was also potentially a saleable asset at a time when Barcelona were desperate for cash injections. But with the club now putting several years of financial woes behind them, Araujo’s value on the pitch is greater than his value in the market.

The new contract is for six years and will run until the end of the 2030/31 season. If he sees it through, Araujo will have been a Barcelona player for more than a decade when it ends.

Thw player joined Barcelona from little known Uruguayan club Boston River in 2018, initially linking up with the Atletic squad and becoming a regular first-teamer a coupe of years later.

In 2023, Araujo became third captain and was later promoted to vice-captain last summer when overall skipper Sergi Roberto left the club.

A serious hamstring injury suffered during the Copa America, requiring surgery at a specialist clinic in Finland, ruled Araujo out of the first half of this season. But he made his comeback against Barbastro in the Copa del Rey, wearing the armband in Marc-Andre ter Stegen's absence, and has since started games against Real Madrid, Real Betis, Getafe and Benfica across four competitions.