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BREAKING: Arsenal Offered £27 Million-Rated Barcelona Star

BREAKING: Arsenal Offered £27 Million-Rated Barcelona Star

He's available for transfer...

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Reports today claim that Barcelona have offered midfielder Rafinha to Arsenal.

Last month, MARCA reported that Arsenal were offered the Brazilian as a makeweight in a potential deal for Hector Bellerin, a long-term target for Barcelona.

That deal looks dead in the water though, and the Blaugrana have already spent big on one right-back in the form of Benfica's Nelson Semedo.

Nevertheless, Rafinha's services would appear to be up for grabs this summer, with Sky Sports saying that Arsenal have been notified of his availability and that Barca would look to receive upwards of €30 million.


The 24-year old, the brother of Bayern Munich star Thiago, has been linked with the Gunners in the past and it's understood he wants to leave the Nou Camp in search of regular football after struggling to nail down a regular starting spot since coming through the ranks at Barcelona.

Image: PA

Andre Gomes, Denis Suarez and Arda Turan are all ahead of him in the pecking order at the club, and he'd be pushed down even further should the club be able to secure the services of Marco Verratti, the PSG midfielder who Barca are hell-bent on signing.

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Topics: Barcelona, Arsenal