January talks planned with £210k-a-week ace over permanent move to Anfield

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Liverpool are impressed with Ronald Araujo’s immediate success at Anfield since his loan move from Barcelona, but reports are mixed on whether the club will make the move permanent. The loan agreement between Liverpool and Barcelona includes a £47m option-to-buy clause, giving the Reds the option to make his move to Anfield permanent.

Ronald Araujo v Japan #LFC pic.twitter.com/wrydAKOBU9 — Anything Liverpool (@AnythingLFC_) September 24, 2026 Araujo’s £47m clause and Liverpool’s plans A report from Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo claimed on the weekend that Liverpool are seriously considering signing him with “immediate effect” after his impressive start to life at the club. Claims in Spain that Liverpool have already decided to sign Ronald Araujo for two reasons can be downplayed by sources, with TEAMtalk explaining why #LFC are happy to delay their verdict for now https://t.co/7ldRNKqs1l — TEAMtalk (@TEAMtalk) September 28, 2026 Graeme Bailey, also for TEAMtalk, reports: “Araujo has also settled quickly into English football and life away from Barcelona, with those around the player increasingly positive about how the move has developed.

“Liverpool recognise that the €55million option is only relevant if the player himself wants to make the move permanent, and they do not want discussions over his future to become a distraction. “However, speaking to sources close to Araujo’s camp, we understand the defender does not currently regard his Barcelona career as finished, either.” Michael first started supporting Liverpool after Istanbul in 2006.