Flick reveals Araujo close to return.

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Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo is close to being fit to return to action, the Blaugrana coach has revealed.

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has revealed that Ronald Araujo is close to returning to the Blaugrana squad as the player continues his recovery, while he also expects Andreas Christensen to return soon, Diario Sport reported on Friday.

‘Araujo could return to group training on Sunday,’ Flick says of positive news for Uruguay centre-back 

Before talking about the progress of Christensen’s recovery, he said: ‘I can’t confirm anything yet. Of course, our goal is to get him back as soon as possible, and that’s what the doctors are trying to do.’

Flick also spoke about Pablo Martin Paez Gavira, or Gavi, the 20-year-old midfielder, saying: ‘Will Gavi start tomorrow? Yes, he can start.’

The German coach also spoke about Marc Casado, who made his debut for the Spanish national team during the recent international break: ‘I am very happy with his performance. He’s looks like he has played a lot of games, not just against Spain, and he looks like he does in this team. He looks like a very experienced guy. He has to ยูฟ่าเบท do it his way, but I am happy. ‘