Liverpool have agreed a mortgage deal to signal Ronald Araujo from Barcelona, in accordance with Fabrizio Romano.
Romano reported {that a} verbal settlement has been reached membership to membership and has been authorized by Barcelona sporting director Deco, with a mortgage deal together with an possibility to purchase now in place.
Private phrases between the participant and Liverpool are additionally understood to have been agreed.
The transfer comes as a direct response to an damage disaster on the again that has left new supervisor Andoni Iraola with valuable little cowl heading into the beginning of the Premier League season.
Ibrahima Konate left for Actual Madrid on a free switch on the finish of his contract. Jeremy Jacquet, signed from Rennes for £55 million, remains to be working his method again from a shoulder damage.
Giovanni Leoni, recruited as a long-term defensive associate for Virgil van Dijk, suffered an ACL tear and can miss the opening months of the marketing campaign solely. Joe Gomez sustained an additional setback through the 4-2 pre-season win over Sunderland.
The scenario has left Liverpool, in impact, and not using a match and out there senior centre-back within the speedy time period, and the Araujo deal addresses that emergency.
Liverpool transfer for expertise
The Uruguayan is 27 years outdated, stands at 6ft 3in and has spent seven seasons on the Camp Nou since becoming a member of Barcelona B from Boston River in 2018.
He made 162 appearances for the Catalan membership throughout all competitions throughout that interval, profitable two La Liga titles in 2022-23 and 2024-25, and has additionally proven the flexibility to function at right-back when required.
Final season, nevertheless, his function at Barcelona diminished considerably. He began simply 11 of his 24 La Liga appearances as Pau Cubarsi, Eric Garcia and Gerard Martin had been all most popular at varied phases, contributing three targets from set items however finally shedding his standing as a assured starter below Hansi Flick.
Damage has been the persistent theme of his Barcelona profession. He suffered a critical adductor tendon damage in September 2022 that dominated him out of the World Cup in Qatar, a knee drawback on the finish of final season, an ankle damage in February 2025 and an illness-related absence in November 2025.
