Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has insisted that the Gunners will not be moved in their valuation of midfielder Cesc Fabregas after Barcelona reportedly submitted a new offer.
According to the Daily Star the La Liga champions made a new £30 million offer, with the possibility of a further £5m being paid in add-ons, but once again their bid was rejected.
“Their offer was nowhere near what we are looking for," Hill-Wood told the Daily Star. "It is very straightforward from our point of view. We have told them what we want and we are sticking to it.
“Barcelona are offering extra payments which are dependent on all sorts of fantastical things, but we are not interested in that. We want them to pay what he is worth.”
Hill-Wood maintained that the price tag placed on Fabregas was fair and reflective of the fees paid for comparable names in recent transfer windows, adding: “We do not think we are being at all unreasonable when you see the sort of prices players are being sold for, who are not even half as good as Cesc."
Barcelona have not been afraid to splash the cash in recent seasons, having spent around £50m on midfielder Javier Mascherano and forward David Villa last summer. Last month they agreed a €26m (£22.5m) deal for Udinese winger Alexis Sanchez.
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