Barcelona give Ronald Araujo the green light to travel to the World Cup – Romero

It seems like Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo will be part of Uruguay’s squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup despite being currently injured.

The 23-year-old picked up a serious thigh injury during an international friendly back in September. Having undergone surgery in the aftermath of that, it looked set that the defender would not be able to take part in the World Cup.

Uruguay manager, Diego Alonso, for his part, had named Araujo in the 55-man provisional squad for the tournament and had always insisted that he would given until the last minute to recover and make it to the competition.

Recent reports indicate that Araujo’s recovery has gone very well so far, with the defender putting in the hard yards in order to become available for the World Cup.

It was claimed that Alonso was in Spain to get a closer look at the defender and assess his injury situation so that he can take a call on his inclusion in the squad. And it seems like the Uruguay manager is happy with what he sees.

Now, Gerard Romero is claiming that Barcelona have given Araujo the green light to travel with the Uruguayan national team to Qatar for the World Cup.

The journalist indicates that the 23-year-old will be accompanied by a club physio to track his recovery and rehabilitation all the time.

It could be a risky move on the player’s part as there is the risk of an injury relapse if Araujo rushes his comeback from injury.

But as things stand, it looks like the defender will be on the plane to Doha, although whether he will be available for the early group-stage matches remains to be seen.