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Barcelona star Ronald Araujo wants La Liga giants to sign two players

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Published 16:52 13 Feb 2023 GMT

Barcelona star Ronald Araujo wants La Liga giants to sign two players

Barcelona haven't signed enough players in the last few years but Araujo wants them to get over their financial problems and buy two stars.

Ryan Sidle

Ryan Sidle

Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo has revealed he wants the club to bring Lionel Messi home, and also add a Tottenham Hotspur star to the squad.

Such are the continued problems with finances at the Nou Camp, that Barcelona are reportedly considering selling off some of the seats from the stadium.

That's unlikely to be enough to help them as much as they need though, with reports that they'll have to clear as much as £200 million from their wages this summer.

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If that is the case then there could be a bit of a clearout of Xavi's squad in the summer, as they attempted to do at the beginning of the current campaign.

The need for outgoings didn't seem to stop them bringing players in last summer, although it was more difficult in January, with one signing going wrong because of their lack of cash.

Despite all of that, it does seem like the Spanish league leaders are still constantly linked with bringing in yet more players into their squad.

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Now Araujo has had his say on two players he wants the club to sign, and unsurprisingly Messi is amongst those he wants to play alongside.

"If I were Mateu Alemany I would sign Rodrigo Bentancur and [Lionel] Messi," he told Spanish outlet SPORT.

The Barca man wants Bentancur to join him. Image: Alamy
The Barca man wants Bentancur to join him. Image: Alamy

On the return of Messi to the club he left in 2021, Araujo added, "Obviously he is a player that everyone wants in the team, it would be something tremendous, something special.

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"I don't know how things will turn out but of course we would love it."

The seven time Ballon d'Or winner's contract at PSG does run out at the end of the current campaign and so far he's yet to renew his deal.

Messi has been linked with a return to the Nou Camp in the past, as well as potential moves to the MLS, with Inter Miami, or following Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia.

Bentancur on the other hand will be out for the rest of the season, after he had to be substituted during Spurs' loss to Leicester City at the weekend.

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The former Juventus man is a teammate of Araujo's for the Uruguayan national team and that's no doubt why the defender wants to see him at the Nou Camp, although he'd also undoubtedly be a good signing.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Football, Transfers, Barcelona, Lionel Messi, La Liga, Spain, Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1, Premier League

Ryan Sidle
Ryan Sidle

Ryan is a journalist for SPORTbible with over eight years of experience. Passionate about all sports, he mainly covers football and F1 - Daniel Ricciardo once spent an entire interview referring to him as 'Ryan Gosling,' still his proudest moment.

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