J. Laporta: 'R. Araujo will return even stronger after this period'

2025-12-06 16:15 © AFP

The president of the "Barcelona" club, Joan Laporta, stated that it is currently necessary to support defender Ronald Araujo, who is experiencing personal difficulties:

"We have to support R. Araujo... He asked for some time for himself to come back even stronger.

He showed me his gratitude and stated that he will return more motivated. These matters should be left to the specialists, and we leave the Uruguayan in peace...

This is a player we need because we have no one with his quality. He was unfortunate as he went into a duel against "Chelsea" with great intensity. The defender shouldn’t have received the first red card... This affected him.

Hansi Flick and Deco are working on this situation... We all know that R. Araujo is a sincere, friendly, and sensitive guy.”

26-year-old Ronald Araujo has scored 2 goals in 15 matches this season.

The "Barcelona" club is in first place in the Spanish championship with 37 points.