Chelsea’s defensive division has been hit by an damage disaster this season with the likes of Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana all unavailable to Enzo Maresca, thereby trimming his squad depth.
Nonetheless, Chelsea stay seventh within the Premier League standings with two defeats in seven outings, and likewise obtained their first Champions League win of the season towards Benfica earlier than the worldwide break.
For a way lengthy they’ll maintain their kind with out a variety of key defenders is now the massive query looming over the Blues, although they wish to resolve their issues by dipping into the switch market through the winter.
As per Caught Offside, Chelsea are lining up a January switch for Barcelona centre again Ronald Araujo, who has been linked with them since a number of months and could be the perfect reply to their defensive woes.
Araujo change potential in January
Of the ten matches that Barcelona have performed in all competitions, Ronald Araujo has began and captained them in six outings, due to this fact indicating that he stays a key a part of Hansi Flick’s squad this season.
That’s to not say a switch for him wouldn’t be potential in January as Chelsea might look to profit from Barca’s precarious monetary scenario by luring away a participant that they’ve been open to promoting since earlier this 12 months.
Ronald Araujo was valued at £61 million by Barcelona in the beginning of the 12 months, and as they appear to stability their books, it’s cheap to assume that such a proposal from Chelsea would persuade them into promoting the Uruguayan.
Ought to Barca look to push him out, Araujo may additionally welcome a problem within the Premier League, and his standout attributes like physicality, studying of the sport and passing abilities would assist him settle into Enzo Maresca’s system with out a lot bother.
