Man United cools off interest in €50.00m Barcelona star

According to Fichajes, Man United and Liverpool have cooled off their interest in Barcelona star Araujo as a summer signing. Despite Araujo’s quality and importance at Barcelona, the 26-year-old defender has played more as a backup to the starting players.

Araujo is a typical modern-day central defender with immense capability to distribute passes from the backline and dictate the tempo. The 26-year-old has also just entered the peak year of his career and possesses the physique and height to thrive.

According to Transfermarkt, Araujo has a market value of €50.00m but Barcelona will surely demand a far greater price. The 26-year-old’s contract expires on June 30, 2031, which makes it very tough for any club to price him away.

Meanwhile, the Red Devils are facing severe financial restrictions due to the way they spent money in the past. United have signed many players for a high value in the recent decade and a majority of them failed miserably.

The situation also hurt their wage budget as they failed to move many of these players, happy to see out their lucrative contracts. United cannot afford to make the same mistakes under Amorim as they plan to sell a lot of surplus players to sign key recruitments next summer.