4 - Ronald Araújo

[ZenI]

It was never an issue of us not wanting to sell Araujo tbh (don't believe that Bayern offer was real btw). It's simply an issue of other teams not rating him that highly. If someone comes with a good offer, he's gone. But chances of that are small.

What is likely to happen is us dropping our expectations of the feee we're gonna receive more towards 40 and less towards 65 or what his clause is. For what I think he is worth, at 40 is where I'd let him go.

Yup, around 40 sounds feasible and we should let him go if we get that. I mean dude fucked up 2 CLs back to back for us and he won't improve magically next season - ticking bomb...

 

[serghei]

Even if he improves in time, not worth tanking up our seasons just to bring up a guy who can't gather the guts to deliver when the team needs him even though he's supposed to be in his prime now. We already did that and got ourselves kicked out in CL due to his fuck-ups.

 

[ZenI]

He'd be much better off in Serie A... Inter, Milan, Napoli, Juve etc. But the Italians are cheap motherfuckers

 

[serghei]

Someone should pay 40m for him. Put him at a low pressure team where he doesn't have to compete for CL finals and such... and he probably delivers better. Even if some players are not cut out for the elite level, it doesn't mean they can't be good under lower expectations. There's only 3-4 teams in Europe operating at the pressure level one will face at Barcelona. For many other good but not elite clubs... he'd be fine and a good player.

 

[draconifire]

Would take a Bastoni - Araujo swap deal. 😁
Inter gets their muscle, while also some cash during this struggling season.

 

[serghei]

Bastoni is overrated, tremendously.

 

[draconifire]

Bastoni is overrated, tremendously.

Maybe, but he has more IQ than Araujo while being left footed. And Tall.

All the things I want from our next starting CB.

 

[vuji_31]

Bastoni is overrated, tremendously.

Agree.

Slow as f***

 

[serghei]

In a way I understand the club's philosophy of not spending big on defenders, since beasts like Van Dijk are extremely rare, much more rare than attackers. But I feel we overdid it with the defense in terms of how little we've invested in it.

A well planned well researched 35-40m CB could be the missing piece.

 

[jamrock]

Araujo could in his sleep, do what pacho is asked to do by Luis at PSG.

The line is rarely at or above the half way line and each time he gets the ball he just pass it to the nearest man 9/10.