Arsenal are being offered Barcelona babe Thiago Alcantara as part of a £50 million swap deal for Cesc Fabregas.

Champions League winners Barca are ready to let the brilliant youngster go to the Gunners as a £7 million makeweight in their latest bid to tempt Fabregas back to his old club.

Alcantara will be made available despite making a handful of appearances for Pep Guardiola's side in the closing weeks of the season - with his chances of a game limited by the club's potential new arrivals.

Wenger knows that he will face a fight to keep skipper Fabregas and Alcantara could be a ready-made and relatively cheap replacement.

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