Worst news for Barcelona, the star player that could leave this summer for $109M

FC Barcelona are in a great situation in the Champions League as they just qualified for the quarterfinals. The team aspires to reach the semifinals and potentially play a final this season in the Champions League to win a trophy and gain funds. The club earned around $11.5 million by beating Napoli and advancing to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Although the club could continue to earn more if they progress further in the Champions League, the club could potentially listen to offers on a crucial player if the offers are around $100 million.

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FC Barcelona is considering selling Ronald Araujo this summer after offers from Bayern Munich arrived in January. Barcelona will consider letting Ronald Araújo leave if they receive an offer close to $109 million for the center-back. Barça are aware they need to raise money this summer and Araujo is one of the players in the squad with the biggest market. There is an internal debate about the possibility of having to sell an important player to raise funds.

ESPN reports that Bayern Munich expressed an interest in Araujo in January, and sources at Barcelona believe the German champions will return with an offer in the summer. At least one big Premier League club is also monitoring the situation and is ready to make a move if Barça does finally encourage bids. Sport BILD reports that even though Thomas Tuchel will leave in the summer, Ronald Araujo's qualities are still highly appreciated at Bayern. The Uruguayan defender remains on Max Eberl and Christoph Freund's list. Bayern tried to sign Araujo in January, but Barcelona rejected them. Bayern now hopes Xavi's departure will open the door for the defender to leave in the summer. Araújo was not against the idea of joining Bayern.

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Araujo was happy about the team reaching the quarterfinals with FC Barcelona

Despite the rumors of him potentially leaving the club in the summer, Araujo shows how happy he was about his team going to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Araujo said, "Very happy with the qualification, we played a great match at home. The support of our fans was very clear from minute 1. Qualifying to the quarter-finals was our goal, and I am happy with the team’s performance."