Liverpool is said to be willing to set a formal proposal to sign Barcelona defender Ronald Arajo, according to the Spanish outlet Signings.
The Reds struggled with their defensive weaknesses during this preseason and have given nine goals in five games. Moreover, they leaked two against Crystal Palace in the Community Shield, which means that clean sheets were hard to find before the opening premier competition match against AFC Bournemouth.
After the departure of Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen, Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk, the two center-back options that the Merseysiders currently have. Joe Gomez is another option, but he has continued to struggle with fitness problems.
Konate started the last year of his current contract and the Reds have not been able to agree with him. Real Madrid is said to be lurking to sign the Frenchman. On the other hand, Van Dijk will be 35 the next summer.
Now, Signings Suppose Liverpool realized after the defeat of the Community Shield that they must strengthen the defense to challenge the following campaign on all fronts.
Crystal Palace star Marc Guehi is the priority goal, but Liverpool has drawn up ARAUJO as a potential alternative option in case they do not buy the Englishman.
Araajo to Liverpool
Liverpool is ready to make an £ 52 million offer to secure the Uruguayan service, and the Anfield club believes that the figure would be enough to seduce Barcelona to cash it in because they were in financial trouble.
After the departure from Inigo Martínez to Saudi Arabia, however, Barcelona is thin in figures in the center-like position and Araujo recently became the captain.
Therefore, if they leave the South American, Barcelona will have to go for a new center-back, and with the new season less than a week, Hansi Flick would not want to be in that scenario.
Nevertheless, Araujo, standing at 6ft 3 in long, has the physicality to flourish in the Premier League. He is fast, strong, good in the air and is a robust player. But he has had fitness problems in recent years and tends to sometimes make hasty decisions.
That is why Liverpool would be better off exploring other options to strengthen the defensive department. Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see if Slot’s Side is ultimately a concrete approach to secure his service this summer.
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