Barcelona defender wants to continue at club despite interest from Chelsea, Manchester United

Ronald Araujo has grown into one of the most reliable performers in this current Barcelona squad over the past year or so.

The 22-year-old centre-back has shone brightly with his aggressive defending, leadership while he has also chipped in with a couple of crucial goals this season. Due to his performances, the Uruguayan is being tipped as the future leader of the Barça defence.

Naturally, Araujo’s development has led to interest from several top clubs, especially from England, where Manchester United and Chelsea are intent on capturing the defender’s services.

Manchester United are believed to be ready to make a significant investment to secure Araujo’s signing. With their defence struggling despite the money having been spent over the years, the Red Devils are looking at Araujo to help plug the gaps.

As for Chelsea, the Blues are staring at the possibility of losing three of their frontline defenders on a free transfer, with two of them – Cesar Azpilicueta and Andreas Christensen possibly heading to Barcelona.

They intend to replace them with a new defender, with Araujo emerging as a target. In fact, it is believed that the European champions have made an offer for the Uruguayan.

But, despite all the speculations and interest, Araujo will snub the Premier League bigwigs in favour of a stay at Barcelona. This is according to the reliable Gerard Romero, who claims that the 22-year-old has had some problems with his agent due to some leaks to the media.

However, he remains committed to the Catalan giants and wants to sign a renewal at Camp Nou. This will certainly come as music to the ears of the supporters considering how some of the recent contract negotiations involving Ilaix Moriba and Ousmane Dembele have gone.

Nonetheless, despite Araujo’s interest in staying put at Barça, it is imperative that the club act swiftly to secure his long-term future.