Juventus Rumored to Be Out on Barcelona Defender | OneFootball

Juventus came close to signing Ronald Araujo in January, but Barcelona reeled him in at the last second, convincing him to ink an extension. The Bianconeri were ready to make a significant investment. He had reportedly already informed his teammates of the move.

The Old Lady continues to be in the market for a new center-back. However, they are unlikely to revisit the Uruguayan international, Tuttomercatoweb reports. Despite the recent renewal, he could depart in the summer, but only through the activation of his new €65M release clause.

Juventus don’t plan to splurge on Araujo and are eyeing cheaper targets. He could end up at Bayern Munich, which could lead to Kim Min-Jae’s exit, or in England. Chelsea and Manchester United are tracking him.

In the same position, the Bianconeri will soon re-up with Federico Gatti to reward the player and have more leverage in the summer. They value him at least €25M. Napoli are keen on him. If there’ll ever be an opening, he could be part of the Victor Osimhen deal, Calciomercato informs.

The Old Lady will have to pay up if they want to keep Renato Veiga. Chelsea won’t extend his loan as they wish. Moreover, it faces more competition for David Hancko. Al-Nassr have joined the busy race, which involves Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, West Ham, and Bayer Leverkusen, Voetbal International reports. The offer from Saudi Arabia will be a lot richer on personal terms. It remains to be seen whether he’ll want to go there at a relatively young age.