Arsenal are willing to sell their captain, Cesc Fábregas, to Barcelona if they can agree a fee, according to the BBC.
The 24-year-old World Cup winner has been continually linked with a move back to his boyhood club during recent transfer windows. Last summer Arsenal rejected a £30m offer for their inspirational skipper.
However, with Fábregas appearing more determined to rejoin the club he left as a teenager in 2003, Arsenal are said to be ready to allow the deal to go through, if Barcelona improve their £27m bid.
BBC Sport quote a senior Arsenal official as saying: "The offer was made formally in writing to our chief executive [Ivan Gazidis] and we said no straight away."
When asked if the club expected an improved offer this week, the source added: "Possibly yes and, if it's enough, then I expect we'll have to sell."
Last week the Barcelona president, Sandro Rosell, claimed the European champions would not break the bank for Fábregas, of whom he said: "It is clear that this year his value is less."
During the 2010 summer transfer window Arsenal released a statement confirming their captain was not for sale. However, so far there has been no official comment from the Premier League club following renewed speculation over Fábregas' future.
The 24-year-old World Cup winner has been continually linked with a move back to his boyhood club during recent transfer windows. Last summer Arsenal rejected a £30m offer for their inspirational skipper.
However, with Fábregas appearing more determined to rejoin the club he left as a teenager in 2003, Arsenal are said to be ready to allow the deal to go through, if Barcelona improve their £27m bid.
BBC Sport quote a senior Arsenal official as saying: "The offer was made formally in writing to our chief executive [Ivan Gazidis] and we said no straight away."
When asked if the club expected an improved offer this week, the source added: "Possibly yes and, if it's enough, then I expect we'll have to sell."
Last week the Barcelona president, Sandro Rosell, claimed the European champions would not break the bank for Fábregas, of whom he said: "It is clear that this year his value is less."
During the 2010 summer transfer window Arsenal released a statement confirming their captain was not for sale. However, so far there has been no official comment from the Premier League club following renewed speculation over Fábregas' future.
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