The Catalan giants are prepared to let Araujo move on for the 2026/27 campaign as he remains on the edge of Hansi Flick's plans after an injury-disrupted 12 months in Catalonia.
Liverpool will cover Araujo's full wages during his loan at Anfield and Andoni Iraola has been offered a €55M purchase clause on the Uruguayan.
The move frees up salary space for Barca in the final weeks of the summer transfer window - but Flick is not looking to bring in another centre-back - despite links to Aymeric Laporte.
Laporte and Barcelona's Pau Cubarsi were the defensive bedrock of Spain's glory at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but Athletic Club are not looking for a sale, and Flick is happy with his current defensive options.
Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Andreas Christensen, Eric Garcia and Jules Kounde can all play at the heart of Flick's defence, so a move for Rodri remains as Barca's transfer priority, as talks continue to bring Spain's captain to the LaLga champions before the end of August.