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Reliable journalist's key claim on Liverpool signing 27 y/o who's "in love with football again"

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He has come here wanting to show he is at this level, so I hope we can keep him there because he’s in a lovely place.” Liverpool have the option of signing Araujo on a permanent basis next summer, needing to pay £47.1m to acquire his services, but it remains to be seen if they will take up the offer. There is certainly plenty to like about Liverpool keeping Araujo on beyond the end of this season, with former Watford striker Troy Deeney admitting he was wrong about him earlier this week: “I have to give him credit, and I also have to pull myself up because I like to consider myself a fair individual.



“I’d seen him at Barcelona and again, he’s very aggressive, very front-footed. I didn’t know whether his style of play would adjust to what Liverpool are trying to do, but since he’s been in at right-back and he has been amazing.

“He’s so big, strong, powerful, understanding of the game, he reads it really well. He is in his prime years, so there is no risk of the Reds signing a player who is past his best, and he possesses quality, leadership and experience, not to mention becoming a cult hero among Liverpool fans.