Barcelona captain Ronald Araújo officially joins Liverpool on-loan..

Liverpool announced on their official website on Monday that Barcelona captain, Uruguay international defender Ronald Araújo has joined the club on-loan.

According to Liverpool's official statement, Araújo will play for the club on loan until the end of the new season. The loan agreement includes a non-mandatory buy-out clause, and he will wear the number 33 shirt.

Furthermore, according to Sky Sports' renowned Italian transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, the buy-out clause for Araújo is set at €55 million.

After completing his transfer procedures, Araújo, who was interviewed by the Premier League giants' official website for the first time, said: "I can't wait to get started. I'm really, really happy. I'm delighted to be at this historic and prestigious club. I'm looking forward to meeting my teammates, looking forward to starting the game, I'm highly motivated and can't wait to get involved."

"I think this is the ideal option at this stage of my career. I think it's a decision I had to make. When I heard that Liverpool were interested in me, everything progressed very quickly." 

"As I said, I'm very happy to be here and can't wait to get started. I'm delighted to have Liverpool's attention and to have made the right choice at the right time."

About Ronald Araújo

Araújo, 27, was born on March 7, 1999 in Rivera, Uruguay. He is 1.90 meters tall and primarily plays as a center back, but can also play as a right back. He has the nationalities of Uruguay, Brazil and Spain.

Araújo joined the youth academy his hometown club Huracán de Rivera since he was a child. In 2015, he joined the Rentistas youth academy and completed his Huracán de Rivera first-team by coming on as a substitute in September of the following year.

In July 2017, Araújo moved to Boston River for €250,000, and attracted the attention of many major European clubs with his outstanding performances.

In August of the following year, Araújo joined Barcelona for €5.2 million.

He was first arranged to play for the Barça B team, before completing his Barcelona first-team debut by coming on as a substitute in October 2019.

Since becoming a member of the Blaugrana, Araújo has played 155 times for Barcelona in all competitions so far, scoring 8 goals and assiting 6 times. During which he has won the La Liga thrice, the Supercopa de España thrice and the Copa Del Rey twice with the club.

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