Joan Laporta intercedes to renew with Araujo and rejects 35 million for Héctor Fort

‘Mundo Deportivo’ claims that Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, ​​was directly involved in negotiations to renew the contract of Ronald Araujo, whose contract with the team extends until 2026, with a termination fine of 1 billion euros. At the same time, the same newspaper indicates that the highest levels of Montjuïc rejected an offer of 35 million euros for Héctor Fort.

In recent weeks, a series of information about Ronald Araujo’s future has been released, linking him to Bayern Munich. The Uruguayan defender was waiting for a signal from Barcelona to make it clear that he is considered for the long term, and now he has received it. According to ‘Mundo Deportivo’, president Joan Laporta intervened in negotiations to extend his stay in Barcelona.


The president’s action was based on conveying to him that he is a pillar of the project, a fundamental value of the cast currently led by Xavi Hernández. It is important to highlight that its current conditions last until the summer of 2026, with a termination fine of 1 billion euros. These aspects were signed in April 2022, so they will soon complete two years.

Parallel to this operation, the same Catalan newspaper revealed that the Montjuïc leadership rejected an offer of 35 million euros for academy player Héctor Fort. The name of the suitor who wanted to acquire him was not revealed, although, at just 17 years old, any club on the European scene could have been interested in his talent.

Recently, Joan Laporta himself spoke in a ‘Barça Studios’ podcast about how he has already turned down several big-money offers for talents such as the recently mentioned, Frenkie de Jong, Fermín López, Alejandro Balde, Gavi or Pedri