Éric Abidal thought that Jean-Clair Todibo was allocated to be the central that seated to Gerard Hammered when the Barcelonan went down his level. That was the bet of the technical secretary and of the own club when fichó to the young French of alone 19 years in January of the 2019. But the ex of the Toulouse did not convince to Ernesto Valverde neither to the own Barça, that yielded it this winter to the Schalke 04. Although in the Bundesliga has left big details, the one of the French Guyana will not follow and will leave traspasado this summer to do box.
Ronald Araújo, another bet of the club, although of a much lower profile, has been the big benefited that Todibo have not enjoyed of opportunities and have not worked. The Uruguayan arrived by so alone 1,7 million euros in 2018 pertinent of the modest Boston River to reinforce the filial. A high defender, of 1,91 metres, surprisingly fast and with so alone 19 years that could turn this defender that so much longed for to find the Barça.
At the end, the time seems to be showing, at least by the moment, that the Uruguayan was the winning bet for the centre of the saga. In the little that has played with the first team, Araújo has showed to have the very clear things and has left details more than interesting. It has not shined especially, but neither it has committed any error and has been remarkable in all what has done. Quique Setién trusts he, the same that the club, and goes to be the third head office of the staff the course that comes.
With the Barça B has stood out all the campaign and this past Thursday shined with own light in the second round of the playoffs of promotion to Second. The one of Rivera went out against the Badajoz and showed only qualities for a central of level. In fact, the same that has done in other occasions, Araújo remembered in his way to play and understand the football to one of the best defenders of the last decade, the madridista Raphael Varane.
Araújo Could turn into the Varane culé
Saving the evident distances between a champion of the world and five times champion of the Champions League and a youngster that still has not strengthened in the first team, his virtues and styles are alike. Both are very high and go very well of head (1,91m), but also are fast and can win duels in career to forwards very swift. In the case of Varane, in his 'prevail', when it is in shape, few attackers attain to surpass him to open field. In fact, it costs to remember some action in which the Frenchman have lost 'sprints' to open field with some rival.
It can that Ronald do not have this incredible speed tip of the merengue, but yes is quite fast, something that will be key so that of the following jump in his career. Also they share a special skill to steal the ball without fail thanks to the acceleration and to the agility that have. This, added to the intelligent that are to the hour to decide go to the floor or to the hour to anticipate to the forwards, gives them a special dimension. For the moment, the culé alone has showed this in Second B, but the qualities has them and seems that the personality also.
Besides, both share the youth with which arrived to the first team, since the madridista did it with 18 years when it arrived of the Lens and the Uruguayan to the 19. To the de Rivera has cost him two years arrive with the greater, whereas Rapha did it at all more arrive, but the important is that tombos showed to his way that does not shiver them the pulse to the hour to face challenges of level. Now, with 21, Araújo will begin to be one more in a Barça that goes to need him sooner that late.