Sources: Barça's Araújo set for Liverpool loan deal

Liverpool are set to sign Barcelona captain Ronald Araújo on a season-long loan deal, according to ESPN sources. The Uruguayan centre-back, who has made 213 appearances for Barcelona, will provide cover for new head coach Andoni Iraola, whose defensive options are depleted by injuries to Joe Gomez, Giovanni Leoni, Jérémy Jacquet, and Conor Bradley, as well as the departure of Ibrahima Konaté. Araújo represented Uruguay at this summer's World Cup but did not feature in any matches under Marcelo Bielsa.