Liverpool FC Sign Barcelona Captain Ronald Araujo On Season-Long Loan Deal

Last Updated:August 10, 2026, 23:33 IST

The experienced Uruguay international will join the Reds after playing more than 200 matches for the Catalan club across all competitions.

Ronald Araujo joins Liverpool in season-long loan deal. (Picture Credit: X/@LFC)

Premier League giants Liverpool FC took to X on Monday (August 10) to confirm the signing of FC Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo in a season long loan deal. Ronald Araujo, who is a central defender will play for the Merseyside side in the 2026-27 season and is set to wear the No. 33 jersey.

“Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign defender Ronald Araujo on loan from FC Barcelona for the 2026-27 season, subject to a successful work permit application and international clearance,” LFC stated in a release.

According to the statement released by Liverpool, the experienced Uruguay international will join the Reds after playing more than 200 matches for the Catalan club across all competitions.

“I can’t wait to get started. I’m very, very happy,” 27-year-old Araujo said.

“I’m excited to be here at this massive club with lots of history. I’m excited to meet my teammates, excited to get started playing, and I’m very motivated and really up for getting going.”

“I think it was the ideal move for me at this stage in my career. I think it was a move that was necessary for me to take. As soon as I heard that interest from Liverpool, everything went into action really, really quickly. As I say, I’m super-happy to be here and excited to get started. I’m glad about the interest and it was the right move at the right time,” he added.

A centre-back also capable of playing at right-back, Araujo’s professional career began with Rentistas in his home country.

After a single season with Uruguayan outfit Boston River, he then made the move to Europe in a transfer to Barcelona, where he initially participated in the club’s B team.

Araujo debuted at senior level for Barça in 2019 and broke into the set-up permanently from the 2020-21 campaign onwards.

To date, he has tallied 213 appearances and 14 goals for Barcelona, lifting the Copa del Rey twice and the Spanish Super Cup three times, alongside those three La Liga successes.

Araujo has also gained 27 international caps for Uruguay, scoring once.

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