Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo is out of contract in 18 months time, and after the first real attempts to extract him last January, Juventus are now in hot pursuit of him. The 25-year-old recently

Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo has given the green light to a loan move to Juventus, according to Italian media. The Uruguay international recently returned from a lengthy injury lay-off after suffering a hamstring problem in pre-season.

Ronald Araujo, one of the most prominent central defenders on the international scene, is on the radar of three major European clubs: Juventus, Arsenal, and Bayern Munich.

While Juventus’s top defensive target remains David Hancko, Araujo is seen as an attractive alternative alongside names like Antonio Silva and Kevin Danso. Juventus hopes to strengthen their squad and climb back up the Serie A table after a lackluster first half of the season under Thiago Motta.

Serie A giants Juventus are interested in the possibility of landing Barcelona centre-back Ronald Araujo.The Bianconeri want to sign a new centre-back this month and La Gazzetta dello Sport have

And Araújo has given the green light to a move to Juventus - who are now trying to convince Barcelona to let him leave on loan. The Uruguay international made a successful playing return in the weekend Copa del Rey win at Barbastro and afterwards announced new contract talks with Barca were underway.