Done deal · 2026

Ronald Araujo joins Liverpool on loan (option to buy, €55m)

FC Barcelona → Liverpool · Loan + option to buy (€55m) · Value €53m · Confirmed

Confirmed 10 Aug 2026

Ronald Araujo, a defender, has joined Liverpool on loan from FC Barcelona, with an option to buy at €55m, confirmed 10 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Fabrizio Romano, 7 Aug 2026, 2 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · 7 Aug 2026 · Ben Jacobs, Fabrizio Romano
• Talks · 7 Aug 2026 · Paul Joyce
• Agreed · 7 Aug 2026 · Ben Jacobs, Graeme Bailey, Guardian Sport
• Here we go · 7 Aug 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, James Pearce, BBC Sport, Guardian Sport, Ben Jacobs
• Signed · 10 Aug 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, Ben Jacobs, James Pearce, Sky Sports News, BBC Sport

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• Djylian N'Guessan: Saint-Etienne → Liverpool · €5m · 4 Sept 2026
• Mirza Catovic: VfB Stuttgart → FC Barcelona · Loan + option to buy (€3.5m) · 2 Sept 2026
• Harvey Elliott: Liverpool → Valencia · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Lucca Brughmans: Genk → Liverpool · €33m · 1 Sept 2026
• Gabriel Jesus: Arsenal → FC Barcelona · €10m · 1 Sept 2026
• Marc Casadó: FC Barcelona → Deportivo A Coruña · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Toni Fernández: FC Barcelona → Venezia · Loan + option to buy · 1 Sept 2026

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