The fact that Ronald Araújo from FC Barcelona is the absolute dream player of those responsible at FC Bayern has been persistently haunting the newspapers for weeks. If you really want to do something serious in Munich, you will probably have to dig deep into your pockets.
“Bild” head of football Christian Falk reported on Friday in the “Bayern Insider” podcast that FC Bayern is still keeping an eye on Ronald Araújo and is ready to put 80 million euros on the table for the defensive player from Uruguay.
“It’s crazy. One day he says he wants to come. The next day he doesn’t want to come,” says Falk, describing the “total bubblegum act” that poker has developed into. If you believe the Spanish media, this is now over.
“Mundo Deportivo” confirmed on Saturday that Araújo is still in the focus of the German record champions, but the newspaper also claims to have learned that the courted man himself personally told Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel that a change in the winter was out of the question under any circumstances .
Accordingly, the 24-year-old central defender wants to concentrate fully on FC Barcelona in 2023/24 and wait to see how the financially struggling club develops. He also feels very comfortable in Catalonia and sees his duty as the third captain.
Summer move to FC Bayern not ruled out
In the summer, according to the report, Araújo is by no means categorically ruling out a change of scenery.
Should FC Bayern then dare to make an advance, Barcelona will only be willing to talk if the offer is at least 100 million euros, reports “Mundo Deportivo”.
An offer that would be synonymous with a new Bundesliga record. The current figure is around 95 million euros, which the Munich team transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for Harry Kane in the summer of 2023.
The newspaper is still of the opinion that Bavaria could pay this amount. After all, it is said that people on Säbener Strasse are of the opinion that Araújo could become as important for the defense as Kane is for the offense.