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Barcelona sporting director Deco’s sudden journey to Germany to fulfill Jonathan Tah and his consultant earlier this week confirmed the membership’s critical intent about signing the Bayer Leverkusen centre-back.
Tah’s contract with the Bundesliga champions expires on 30 June 2025, which means he will probably be free to carry talks with any membership from 1 January 2025.
There was curiosity from different groups like Bayern Munich and Actual Madrid, however Barça are at the moment seen because the frontrunners to signal the 28-year-old.
Issues for Ronald Araujo?
Nevertheless, in keeping with AS, the curiosity in Tah brings vital issues for Barcelona’s defensive position, particularly for Ronald Araujo, whose contract extension has been delayed and stays surrounded by many uncertainties.
If Barça handle to signal Tah, Araujo’s renewal will now not be deemed important because the German’s signing would increase the choices on the again, following the rise of Pau Cubarsi and the possible continuation of Inigo Martinez – the established defensive pairing underneath Hansi Flick.
Araujo’s contract expires in 2026. (Photograph by Candice Ward/Getty Photos)
Eric Garcia and Andreas Christensen, each hindered by accidents this yr, even have contracts working till 2026, and have been touted as potential candidates to be bought if Tah arrives.
Nevertheless, Araujo’s title can be now dragged into the combo, and it’s at this level that the Blaugrana sporting director Deco must resolve whether or not the Uruguayan’s renewal ought to nonetheless be a precedence, because it was a number of months in the past.
The UCL tie in opposition to PSG final season, through which Luis Enrique exploited Araujo’s weaknesses in ball distribution, in addition to his purple card, and his accidents, have altered the membership’s perspective on the second captain.
Moreover, the Uruguayan has but to debut underneath Flick, who has modified the membership’s enjoying fashion. The coaches will even wish to take a look at Araujo in a defence so removed from his personal space, the place coordination and tactical high quality are key.
Not way back, it was reported that Araujo and his brokers had proven extra willingness to barter, and his renewal appeared to be making progress. Nevertheless, now in December, nothing has materialised.
And it stays to be seen if Tah’s potential arrival complicates issues additional for Araujo.
