Arsenal give Barcelona two weeks to meet £40m asking price for Cesc Fabregas

 

Arsenal have reportedly given Barcelona two weeks to meet their asking price of £40 million for Cesc Fabregas.

The 24-year-old left the Catalan club in 2003 to join the Gunners, where he has gone on to make over 300 appearances.

And in recent seasons, the midfielder has maintained that he would like to return to Barca at some point in his career.

Now The Sun reports that the north London outfit have made it clear to the Spanish giants that they have to either come to an agreement within two weeks, or lose the opportunity to sign Fabregas.

The current European champions have long been linked with a move for the midfielder, but their president Sandro Rosell has in the past admitted that the club have a £40m transfer budget for this summer.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that the midfielder will meet with manager Arsene Wenger to push through with a potential move to Camp Nou.

It is believed that the Gunners boss is resigned to eventually having to let go of the Spaniard, but is reported to be confident that the club can manage to keep Samir Nasri at the Emirates.