Araujo joins Liverpool on loan with option to buy

Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo has swapped La Liga for the Premier League in a season-long loan move.

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What happened. Ronald Araujo has joined Liverpool on a season-long loan from Barcelona, with an option for the Reds to make the deal permanent for 55m euros (£47.1m).

• New Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola approved the move and spoke to Araujo by phone.
• Araujo took a pay cut for the season, with Liverpool covering his salary.
• Liverpool needed a defender due to injuries to Conor Bradley, Joe Gomez, and Giovanni Leoni.

Araujo provides immediate cover for Liverpool's depleted defence, with Virgil van Dijk the only fit senior centre-back.

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