Barcelona ‘agree £15m fee with Arsenal for Vermaelen’

Barcelona have agreed a £15m deal with Arsenal for centre-back Thomas Vermaelen according to the BBC.
Manchester United were also keen on the Belgium international but Arsene Wenger admitted that he did not wish to sell the player to a rival. It is believed that United ended their interest when Arsenal asked for a player in part exchange. “Ideally, yes, we would like to sell him abroad and that is an option for us,” Wenger said on Thursday. More to follow. Here