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Fans think Liverpool may have dropped a clue about how many more signings will join this summer

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Liverpool fans finally had a new signing to celebrate this week after Ronald Araujo was confirmed to have joined on loan from Barcelona.The Reds had been completely silent in the market since buying Victor Munoz in mid-June, with supporters concerned that the squad will be left short heading into the season.Araujo‘s arrival was much-needed, even if the jury is out on how useful he can be for Liverpool, and after he was announced in front of a row of red lockers, eagle-eyed fans believe that the number of lockers may contain a clue for how many more signings can be expected in the next two weeks. What does Ronald Araujo need to do to make his move to Liverpool permanent?



Remember, the Reds have a buy option of around £47m… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool Liverpool fans hoping for three more signingsAs one X user pointed out on Wednesday, Liverpool opened one locker to hang a Uruguay flag in it for one shot during Araujo’s photoshoot.With three other closed lockers also in the picture, the scene is compared to last year, when Florian Wirtz arrived and was photographed sitting on a row of red seats, with two left empty for Milos Kerkez and Alexander Isak, whose arrivals also led to similar announcements.“When Wirtz was announced as a Liverpool player, there were TWO empty chairs next to him,” the fan explains. “They ended up being for Isak and Kerkez.“When Araujo was announced as a Liverpool player, there were THREE remaining lockers next to his… 3 more signings?”READ MORE: Alexis Mac Allister’s time at Liverpool looks to be coming to an end despite his father’s best effortsFans were immediately onboard with the idea.

You might be onto something here,” one wrote, with another adding: “That is clever.”“Well seen, never noticed that,” another supporter responded, while one more praised the original poster’s ‘detective work.’“I think the club already knows who they are gonna sign, it’s just a matter of time,” someone else agreed.“Possibly clutching a bit here but… after we did the chairs with Wirtz it’s not a bad shout, connecting dots… I like it,” was one more view.Others then pointed out that Victor Munoz was photographed by the same lockers, but Liverpool did not open any of them at the time, cementing the theory even further.Who could Liverpool’s three signings be?Other fans, choosing to believe the theory, put forward who the three remaining additions could be.Bradley Barcola looks likely to be one, with players such as Ibrahim Mbaye, Lamine Camara, Adam Wharton and Guela Doue also mentioned. What does Ronald Araujo need to do to make his move to Liverpool permanent?