Barcelona are closer to securing a new contract with star defender Ronald Araujo, after a meeting took place between Sporting Director Deco and the Uruguayan’s agents on Friday afternoon. Araujo

Barcelona hope to convince Ronald Araújo to stay at the club after losing Iñigo Martínez to injury for the next four weeks.

Barcelona have forced Juventus to throw the towel in during their transfer negotiations over Ronald Araujo, concluding a major U-turn over the future of the Uruguay international defender.

It looked as if Ronald Araujo would be remaining at Barcelona for at least the remainder of the season, but Juventus are set on torpedoing those plans. The Bianconeri are planning a fresh