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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ed Aarons

Liverpool agree to sign Barcelona’s Ronald Araújo on loan as Jacquet cover

Close-up profile of Ronald Araujo, curly blond-tipped hair, wearing his Uruguay jersey
Ronald Araújo has made more than 200 appearances for Barcelona but was not a regular last season, playing 11 games. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Liverpool have agreed to sign Ronald Araújo on a season-long loan from Barcelona after Andoni Iraola was faced with lack of defensive options for the start of the new season.

Concerns over Jérémy Jacquet – the France Under -21 defender who signed last season for more than £50m but did not complete his move until 1 July – and injuries to Joe Gomez and Giovanni Leoni have left Liverpool short of options at the back after the departure of Ibrahima Konaté on a free transfer to Real Madrid.

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