EXCL: Barca and Araujo on the same page, Chelsea star CERTAIN to leave, Guardiola's apology to Man City star, plus Newcastle links with Juve wonderkid

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Barcelona and Ronald Araujo on the same page amid Bayern interest

I want to start today’s column by again clarifying my information on the Ronald Araujo situation. While it’s true that he’s a player Bayern Munich really like, with Thomas Tuchel really insisting for the signing, this is far from a straightforward deal for them.

As things stand, my understanding remains that Araujo’s priority is to stay at Barcelona, while Barca also consider him a key player, so talks over a new contract will happen soon. Araujo is ready to discuss a new deal with Barca, so they are on the same page and that’s what I expect will happen.