Bayern Munich made little progress in their attempts to sign Barcelona defender and third captain Ronald Araujo during the January transfer window.
But the Bundesliga winners are still interested in the Uruguayan international and haven’t forgotten about him as summer approaches.
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Araujo is still Bayern Munich’s top concern.
Actually, according to Joaquim Piera of SPORT, Bayern Munich’s top goal in the summer transfer window is still to sign Barcelona veteran Araujo to bolster their defense.
But in the event that their attempts to get the Barcelona sensation are unsuccessful once more, they have designated PSG captain Marquinhos as a backup.
Manager Thomas Tuchel and director Christoph Freund have been the main driving force behind Bayern Munich’s interest in Araujo.
And now that it has been confirmed that Tuchel will leave the club at the end of the season, it will be interesting to see whether that changes things with regard to their pursuit of the Uruguayan international.
For now, though, he continues to remain their priority target to reinforce the backline.
Araujo is not for sale
The subject of Araujo’s future was discussed during a meeting between his agents, Edmundo Kabchi and Edoardo Crnjar, and Barcelona sporting director Deco earlier this month.
Barcelona made it very clear that Araujo will not be let go by the team, despite the fact that they will need to sell players in the summer.
For their part, the agents informed Deco that the defender is content at the team and has no desire to leave.
The framework for the two sides to start negotiating a new contract for the Uruguayan was established.
Because of this, it seems highly unlikely that Araujo will be leaving Barcelona in the summer, even though Bayern still has a big interest in him.
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