In anticipation of Barcelona acquiring Julian Araujo, LA Galaxy coach Greg Vanney has provided an update on his future. In trying to bring the defender in before the deadline, Barcelona appears to have filed the paperwork late.
It appears the Catalans were late by 18 seconds, but Vanney believes a deal is still possible. He said:
“We have optimism for Jules and for the whole thing to get done, but we don’t until the actual review has been done.”
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“My understanding is, it is officially with FIFA now and that wasn’t the case yesterday. I imagine they have more than one of these that they’re looking through. Within 24 hours, we should have an indication.”
As for Barcelona contacting the Galaxy again, Vanney said that the Catalans have done so before.
“I think this is the second window that we’ve had some interaction with them about Julian. Pretty late in the window, did the discussion about what a deal would actually look like start to get really clearer and negotiated. It was over the last 3-4 days where those discussions started to pick up and get momentum.”
“Things started to happen fast, hence the reason it came down to the wire. He’s clearly someone they’ve had on their radar because in previous windows they’ve poked around and asked about him.”
It is now expected that FIFA will make a decision on the proposed transfer soon. Now what awaits the future of Julian Araujo and Barcelona, only time will tell.
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