Report: Man United & Chelsea eyeing star with £68m release clause

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The report also names other clubs like Tottenham, Newcastle, and Brighton as potential suitors for Araujo, so this could end up being a pretty fierce battle for his signature.

Benfica will no doubt be keen to keep hold of Araujo, and it seems for now that they’re in a pretty strong position due to his release clause, which probably looks a bit high, even if he’s a fine player.

It’s surely more likely that interested clubs will wait until the summer to try to negotiate that price down.