Each: Barca and Araujo are at odds over the extension of their contracts, with Chelsea willing to bring in players more than double their salaries

According to the Daily Sports, in the coming weeks, Barca need to speed up the resolution of the renewal of the team's players, especially Araujo, because he has received attention from a number of Premier League clubs, especially Chelsea. If Rudiger does not renew his contract, Chelsea could try to bring in Araujo this summer to take over Rudiger's place.

Barca will reportedly prioritize resuming talks between Araujo and Garvey in the coming days, although roberto's situation is calmer. At the end of last summer, Araujo began negotiations with Barca to renew his contract, but the club decided to postpone his renewal negotiations, prioritizing Pedri and Fati.

In the past January, the issue of Araujo's contract extension was discussed again, with Barca offering to extend their contract and increase the player's salary, hoping to renew Araujo for five seasons, but the new contract will be paid around €3 million a year, a figure far below the price they paid when they renewed their contracts with Pedri and Fati.

But Araujo, for his part, was reluctant to accept such a proposal, and now he is an important player in the Barca defence and he wants to stay, but he knows he has not been properly evaluated. Araujo doesn't want to reach the highest salary level in the team, but he does want to catch up with Pedri and Fati's contracts, which he thinks is fair.

In recent months, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea have all approached Araujo, and his current contract with Barca expires in 2023, all three clubs are closely watching his situation, and if he does not renew his contract, Barca will actually have to sell him at the next transfer window.

Araujo's idea and his current absolute priority is to stay at Barca as he is so grateful to the club and here he feels recognized, but there is a limit to everything. Chelsea have already let him know that they are willing to offer more than double barca's offer for a contract extension and pay him a transfer fee.

Chelsea are well aware that Araujo would be the ideal replacement for Rudiger, with the German centre-back having rejected Chelsea's offer to renew his contract on several occasions and hoping to become a free agent in June. If Barca want to keep Araujo, they must act quickly.

(Ma Dongyu)