Araújo joins Liverpool on loan and Van Dijk hopes for more arrivals before new season

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Virgil van Dijk is ready to welcome Ronald Araújo as his new centre‑back partner at Liverpool with the loan deal to sign the Barcelona defender completed on Monday. Uruguay international Araújo, 27, arrives on a one-year contract and has also played at right-back, a vulnerable area of Liverpool’s squad as Conor Bradley continues his rehabilitation from a serious knee injury and with Jeremie Frimpong still to nail down a first XI spot after a disrupted first season at Anfield. On Sunday, Van Dijk played almost an hour in his first pre-season appearance as Liverpool were beaten 3-2 by Monaco at home, having led 2-0. The Dutchman fouled Aleksandr Golovin just…

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