Liverpool will have to strengthen their centre-back options further in 2027, despite the arrival of Ronald Araujo and Jeremy Jacquet this summer. Araujo has become the latest to arrive, with the Reds agreeing a shock loan deal with Barcelona, which will see the Catalans’ captain spend the 2026/27 season on loan at Anfield. How do you feel about Liverpool signing Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo on loan? According to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, though, Liverpool will have to pay around £47m to sign the 27-year-old permanently. So, while there remains a chance that Araujo could be a Liverpool player for much longer than the 26/27 campaign, the high nature of this particular clause makes that fairly unlikely as things stand.