Antonio Rudiger confirmed that he will go to Bayern next season and Chelsea aiming new players as the replacement of him and the latest rumour is Chelsea attempts to buy Barcelona player Ronald Araujo because their coach was impressed with his performance while playing for Barcelona and also this player good for long term because still categorized as potential young player
This Uruguayan player is very good at defending and his age is still very potential to be glimpsed by many of Europe's top teams. Somehow Barcelona can fence off Araujo if this player's release clause can be met by a team interested in him. Obviously it will cause problems for the Barcelona defense because I believe Pique will not always be fit for the next few seasons.
Araujo is Pique's successor in my opinion, and he will be kept by Barcelona as a long-term player if he can keep up his good form. This season Araujo has made 17 appearances and he has also managed to score 3 goals. But as far as I know, there haven't been any strong rumors about Chelsea's interest in this player.
Rumors of the transfer of Ronald Araujo arose because until now Barcelona have not extended the contract of Araujo which will expire in 2023.
Barcelona really want to extend Araujo's contract, especially since Xavi became Barcelona manager, Araujo became Barcelona's mainstay player
in the back line with Pique. The problem is Araujo still refuses to offer a contract extension from Barcelona, knowing that there are some big clubs
who want him. Especially Man United and Chelsea there is the possibility of making official bids at the end of this season, so Araujo wanted to see
how serious the big teams wanted him, Araujo also knows that teams like Man United and Chelsea would be willing to pay more than he currently
earns at Barcelona. So we really have to wait until the end of this season to find out the future of Ronald Araujo.