After a rather turbulent few weeks, FC Barcelona finally managed to renew one of their key players. Since quite some time, several reports had suggested that Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo could be on his way out. However, just recently, Barcelona have managed to put away all of those rumors.
With Araujo now having signed a new contract, he will no longer be easily available as a free agent. Instead, he is now signed to the Catalan giants until 2031, and that marks a rather long contract extension considering that his previous deal was set to expire in 2026.
However, further details regarding his new release clause were yet to be revealed. Now, according to SPORT, it has been revealed what the new release clause of the player is, and it turns out that it is significantly lower than his previous release clause.
Ronald Araujo’s new release clause is set at €65 million up until the upcoming summer transfer window. This would mean that any interested clubs would simply have to pay that amount and directly negotiate with the player without Barcelona needing to put any demands in themselves.
Considering the fact that previous reports had already suggested that Barcelona would be flexible in this new renewal and give Araujo a window to leave if he feels unsatisfied, this is not exactly a major surprise. However, compared to his previous €1 billion release clause, this value does feel rather insignificant.