#player-wellbeing

#player-wellbeing

According to a fresh update from SPORT, Ronald Araujo has returned from his Christmas holidays and is set to begin training with the rest of the squad from today, marking an important step in his gradual comeback. It has been around a month since Araujo held an important meeting with Barcelona, accompanied by his representatives, where he asked the club for time away from competitive action. Since then, Barcelona have adopted a careful and respectful approach, placing the player's well-being above any short-term sporting urgency.

"You get into that mindset where nothing comes between what it takes to win," she told BBC Radio 5 Live's Women's Football Weekly podcast. "It's like an engine, you just keep going. "When the season ended, when you finally allow yourself to relax it hits you and I was like, 'I just need to take a minute otherwise I am on the verge of a breakdown'. "For the first time in a long time I figured out where I was at mentally and I couldn't even think about the Euros. That was a big indicator that I needed to back off a little bit and just breathe. For the first time I made a decision for me and not to please other people."