Spanish press reports revealed that the first-team player of Barcelona Football Club is on his way to move to Arsenal in the current summer Mercato
Barcelona is trying to open the door for some of its players to leave in order to reduce the salary bill in light of the severe financial crisis that the Catalan team has been going through recently
According to information received from the Spanish newspaper Sport, Mikel Arteta is communicating with Barcelona star Sergi Roberto in order to join Arsenal as he is one of the experienced elements that can add to the London team
The newspaper added that Hans Flick expelled the Spanish player in a humiliating manner when he was asked about Sergi Roberto’s future with Barcelona, he replied: “He is not a player in Barcelona anymore”
The newspaper added that the player is upset with the way the Barcelona management dealt with him, especially since he is the team captain and no negotiations were opened with him to renew his contract or care about bidding him farewell in a decent manner, which made the player think about having a new experience in the Premier League, and his closest destination now is Arsenal
