As was confirmed by various media outlets earlier today, FC Barcelona have officially announced that key defender and club captain Ronald Araujo will undergo surgery to address his thigh injury. “Tests carried out at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper have shown that first-team player Ronald Araujo has an injury to the hamstring tendon of his right thigh,” the statement from the …
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The injury of Ronald Araujo during Copa America is set to have major implications in Barcelona’s squad-building process this summer. Everything suggests the Uruguayan international is all set to undergo surgery and could be out until the end of the year, striking a major in Barcelona’s depth in the defensive unit. Araujo’s extended period on the sidelines could impact the …
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Read More »Just in: Barcelona superstar set to undergo surgery, out till December
In a huge update, journalist Alex Pintanel reports that Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo will undergo surgery to address his thigh injury. As such, the senior centre-back will be out of action until December. Araujo suffered the hamstring injury during Uruguay’s Copa America quarterfinal clash against Brazil and had to be taken off just 30 minutes or so into the match. …
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