Tottenham have reportedly made a deadline day offer to sign Barcelona defender, Ronald Araujo in the last hours of the winter window, as Thomas Frank attempts to reinforce a side that is suddenly shedding more bodies by the game.
The 26-year-old Uruguay international has been strongly linked with a move to the Premier League for a couple of years, and now Spanish outlet Fichajes, who are known for being occasionally loose with the truth, report that Barcelona have received a ‘offer’ from Tottenham worth €35m (£30m) to sign the defender on deadline.
The report adds: ‘The proposal is structured as a fixed fee of €30 million plus €5 million in add-ons, a formula that FC Barcelona is already analysing internally.’
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Araujo has not been at his finest this season but has still made 19 appearances for a Barca side who now top LaLiga and have already qualified for the final 16 of the Champions League.
Fichajes continues that Tottenham’s intention ‘has now materialized with a formal offer’ and that the north London club are hoping the Catalan side ‘might be inclined to accept due to their current financial situation’.
The report continues: ‘The potential departure of Ronald Araujo is causing internal division. Part of the club believes that letting go of a center-back of his age could be a significant sporting risk. Others believe FC Barcelona should be pragmatic.’
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