Aston Villa’s Unai Emery feels that Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo can be signed
Aston Villa duo Unai Emery and Monchi have met Barcelona board members and representatives of the Premier League club leaving talks feeling Ronald Araujo could be signed this summer.
This is according to Barcelona Outlet Sport, who report that Aston Villa had some interest in Araujo’s situation at the Catalan club due to rumors about the defender’s future.
The La Liga giants are still in dire financial straits and will need to sell players to add new stars to their squad for the 2024/25 campaign. The Uruguayan is one name Barca are believed to be open to selling and they have put an €80 million price tag on the 25-year-old’s head.
The report says that Emery and Monchi left talks with Barcelona feeling that Araujo could be lured to Villa Park but they know it won’t be easy because they will have to pay a big fee and convince the player to make the trip.
Villa have Champions League football to offer next season, which will help, but there are also other big clubs monitoring the defender ahead of the summer transfer window.
Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo is being targeted by two European giants
If Aston Villa were to sign Araujo, it would be an incredible achievement as both Man United and Bayern Munich are interested in the 25-year-old.
Florian Plettenberg from Sky Germany It was reported back in January that United and Bayern are very interested in the defender and that the Uruguayan will be on the list of targets for the upcoming transfer window.
The reporter also reported a transfer fee of 80 million euros but interested clubs will be able to negotiate a lower price.
Erik ten Hag is looking for a top defender at Old Trafford, but could Champions League football at Villa Park be the key to Araujo’s move to Birmingham in what could be a major turnaround for Emery?
