Mr. La came forward, and the third captain of Barcelona stayed: refused to buy 90 million and decided to renew the contract

The 25-year-old Araujo is the third captain of Barcelona, behind Roberto and Ter Stegen. In January, Araujo was hesitant to accept an offer from Bayern, and now the Uruguayan defender has made a decision: to renew his contract with Barcelona.

"World Sport" revealed that in January this year, Bayern launched an attack on Barcelona and sent an offer of 90 million euros to buy Araujo. Barcelona FC rejected Bayern, however, Araujo was a little shaken.

Barcelona see Araujo as a future captain and set a penalty of €1 billion. According to Le Monde Sport, when Araujo was hesitant about the future, Barcelona President Joan Laporta personally intervened and told Araujo: You are not for sale in the team, and you are an important person in the future team building plan. The retention of the general manager made Araujo dispel the idea of transferring.

Araujo's last contract with Barcelona was signed in April 2022 with liquidated damages of €1 billion and an annual salary of €3.36 million after tax (7 million before tax). In the Barcelona team, Araujo's salary is not in the top 10, which is obviously not in line with his contribution, you know, Ferran Torres also has an annual salary of 10 million before tax, and Kounde has an annual salary of 13.55 million before tax.

Laporta reassured Araujo and the Uruguayan defender was relieved to stay at Barca. 'My future depends on the club, everyone knows that I'm happy at Barcelona and I'm grateful to Xavi for the opportunity I've given me. "After the Champions League elimination of Napoli, Araujo said.

According to Le Monde Sport, Barcelona is already pushing for Araujo's contract renewal, with sporting director Deco in contact with Araujo's agent, and both parties are interested in renewing his contract and are very close to signing a new contract. If all goes well, Barcelona usually announce the contract renewal in April.

Araujo's contract expires in 2026 and Barça wants to extend it for a few more years, and the future is bound to be the captain of the team. In terms of salary, Barcelona will give Araujo a salary increase, at least on par with Inigo Martinez (9.5 million before tax) and Raphinha (12.5 million before tax). Previously, the media revealed that Barcelona's annual salary for Araujo's contract renewal was 6 million after tax, which was nearly doubled.