Barcelona close to signing Mexican defender, waiting for final approval

When the deadline day started, Barcelona were working on several different players at the same time. Interestingly enough, they all represented different positions.

Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat, for example, seemed to be the closest to signing for Barcelona, with the Catalans even sending an official offer to the Serie A giants. They had tabled a €4 million loan + €37 million option to buy proposal, which was rejected.

Elsewhere, Barça were also considering a move for Manchester United’s Anthony Elanga on a loan transfer, but it seems the Red Devils are not ready to let the player leave this window.

Finally, the one transfer that seems to be close to going through is that of LA Galaxy defender Julian Araujo. He is close to joining Barcelona, according to a recent report by Fabrizio Romano.

Araujo has already agreed personal terms with Barça, and is waiting for the final approval from MLS and LA Galaxy before the move goes through.

The American-born-Mexican defender, at 21, has already made a century of appearances for the Los Angeles outfit. He is considered to have a very high ceiling.

Interestingly enough, he will sign his contract with Barcelona Atletic, which means registering him will not be a problem. After that, the Catalans could continue to call him up for senior games, much like Alejandro Balde.

Speaking of which, Gavi has officially been promoted to the senior-team after months of trying. He will wear the #6 jersey for the first-team, and is expected to debut it as early as tomorrow against Real Betis.