Araujo joins Liverpool with 55 million option to buy

As we reported earlier, the deal is done: Ronald Araujo joins Liverpool on loan from Barcelona for the season. According to Mundo Deportivo's sources, the purchase option included in the agreement stands at €55 million, which the Reds can activate at the end of the campaign if the Uruguayan centre-back meets expectations.

Araujo did not travel with Barcelona to Udine's triangular tournament and is expected to complete his move to the English club today. The defender was one of the pieces Barcelona needed to shift in the transfer market, and Liverpool have secured one of Europe's most commanding centre-backs with a controlled cost structure.