Liverpool have strengthened their defensive options after confirming the signing of Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan. In each of Barcelona's previous three campaigns, Araujo started at least 30 games. "I'm excited about meeting my team-mates, excited to get started playing, and I'm very motivated and really up for getting going. "As soon as I heard that interest from Liverpool, everything went into action really, really quickly. During his seven years at Barcelona, Araujo has made 213 appearances across all competitions for the Blaugrana.