{"id":643267,"date":"2024-07-15T13:34:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T17:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=643267"},"modified":"2024-07-15T13:34:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T17:34:49","slug":"barcelona-ronald-araujo-injury-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/07\/15\/barcelona-ronald-araujo-injury-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona Face Major Blow as &#8216;Extraordinary&#8217; Defender Ruled Out Until December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona are planning for the start of a new era under head coach Hansi Flick, who replaced Xavi Hernandez during the off-season. However, ahead of the beginning of the 2024\/25 La Liga season, the Spanish heavyweights have received some bad news on the situation of Ronald Araujo.<\/p>\n<h2>Barcelona Hit with Major Setback as Ronald Araujo is Out for Months<\/h2>\n<h3>How Long Will Araujo Be Out For?<\/h3>\n<p>The Uruguayan defender was unfortunate to pick up a nasty injury during Uruguay&#8217;s win over Brazil in the Copa America 2024 quarter-final. He had to be taken off in the first half and it appears that the centre-back has done some major damage to his hamstring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/06\/03\/barcelona-ansu-fati-future-clarified\/\" target=\"_self\">Ansu Fati Makes Statement On Barcelona Future<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1812824438842270111\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has reported that Araujo has returned to Barcelona and is set to undergo surgery, which will cause him to be on the sidelines for a lengthy period. The 25-year-old centre-back is expected to be out of action until December, meaning he&#8217;ll miss almost the entire first half of the 2024\/25 campaign.<\/p>\n<h3>How is Barcelona&#8217;s Transfer Window Going?<\/h3>\n<p>The <em>Blaugrana<\/em> have not yet had any incomings in the 2024 summer window because of certain financial issues holding them back. They are yet to make a final decision on whether to bring back Joao Felix or Joao Cancelo, who spent the last season on loan. It has been <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5580002\/2024\/06\/21\/nico-williams-spain-italy-euros\/?login=google&amp;auth=login-google\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> that the La Liga heavyweights <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/06\/22\/nico-williams-future-several-interested\/\" target=\"_self\">are interested<\/a> in signing Spanish winger Nico Williams after his triumphant Euro 2024 campaign to bolster their frontline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/05\/arsenal-raphinha-barcelona-trasnfer-speculation\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal Could Renew their Interest in Barca Forward with Club Forced to Sell Players<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Barcelona may need to look into potentially strengthening their backline after this setback involving Araujo. The 25-year-old<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/news-barcelona-manager-xavi-heaps-praises-extraordinary-23-year-old-1-0-win-villareal\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> &#8220;extraordinary&#8221;<\/a> defender, who was hailed as one of the top three centre-backs in world football,\u00a0helped them keep 11 clean sheets in all competitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona are planning for the start of a new era under head coach Hansi Flick, who replaced Xavi Hernandez during the off-season. However, ahead of the beginning of the 2024\/25 La Liga season, the Spanish heavyweights have received some bad news on the situation of Ronald Araujo. 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