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Report: Arsenal closing in on January deal with Barcelona for young midfielder

Barcelona is apparently letting all the future stars go. One of the biggest is also set to leave.

According to widespread reports from Spain and England, Barça B midfielder Sergi Samper has formally expressed his desire to leave the club after not receiving a promotion to the first team this season, instead being stuck with the youth squad in the Spanish third division, even though the senior group is in dire need of a quality midfielder due to the many injuries in the first months of this new campaign.

One team that has followed Samper closely in the last two years is Premier League contenders Arsenal.