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 Manchester United are reportedly leading

 the race to seal the transfer of Barcelona 

defender Ronald Araujo ahead of Chelsea

 and other clubs.

The Red Devils are supposedly prepared 

to pay around €30million for the Uruguay 

international, with Ralf Rangnick said to be 

a big fan of the player, according to Austin blog.

Araujo has impressed in the Barcelona first

-team, but his future is in some doubt at the 

moment as his current contract runs out at 

the end of next season.

This means Barca could be vulnerable to 

offers coming in for the 22-year-old, with 

the likes of Man Utd and Chelsea likely to 

sense an opportunity to snap him up 

on the cheap.

According to El Nacional, United now seem

 to be showing the strongest interest in 

signing Araujo, and could pay €30m for him

, which may end up looking like a real

 bargain.

The youngster could have an important role

 to play at Old Trafford, with Rangnick 

inheriting a struggling defence as Harry 

Maguire has struggled for form, while 

Raphael Varane’s fitness issues have held 

him back this season.

There would therefore surely be room 

for Araujo to come in and give MUFC something

 different in defence, and it wouldn’t be 

too surprising if he felt tempted to leave 

the Nou Camp right now.

Barcelona are not the force they once were

, whereas the Premier League really seems 

to be going from strength to strength, even

 if United themselves are also facing similar

 struggles to Barca.

Chelsea would surely make more sense for

 Araujo from that point of view, as the Blues

 are building something very promising under

 Thomas Tuchel.

The west London giants also urgently need

 new defenders as Antonio Rudiger, Andreas 

Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta all head 

towards the ends of their contracts.