According to the UK's Mirror, Chelsea FC recently made inquiries to Portuguese giants Benfica about the transfer of center-back Araujo, but the attempt did not yield the expected results. Benfica's attitude firmly that Araujo is currently regarded as the team's non-saleable, and its contract contains a release clause of up to 85 million pounds, the high price has obviously become a major obstacle on the road to Chelsea's acquisition.
Previously, Premier League side Crystal Palace had also expressed strong interest in Araujo and made an offer worth £25 million, but was also decisively rejected by Benfica. In addition, Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain also joined the fight for Araujo, but Benfica did not let go, especially in the sensitive period of the summer transfer window is about to close, they are more reluctant to let go of this potential star.
Chelsea's interest in Araujo is mainly due to the fact that they had expected at least one center-back player in their squad to leave the club, thus hoping to bring in new recruits to fill the gap. However, with the news of the possible departure of players such as Chalobah, Chelsea's options at center back don't seem to have become any less pressing. In fact, they still have a number of strong center backs such as Colville, Fofana, Adarabioyo and Badiazile, which makes the team's lineup at the defensive end quite thick.
