Barcelona will launch a fresh bid to sign Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas on May 29th - the day after the Spanish champions play Manchester United in the Champions League finalAfter winning La Liga, Barca are currently preparing to take on Premier League champions Man Utd at Wembley Stadium on May 28th.
But according to a report in Spain, the Spanish giants will in the hours after the Champions League football make an offer for Arsenal midfielder Fabregas.
AC Milan are reportedly preparing their own summer bid for the player, but according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo, Barca will on May 29th offer the Gunners £26.5million for the 24-year-old - plus a choice of two fringe players - in the latest attempt to to bring the Spain international back to Camp Nou.
Fabregas left the Catalan club as a teenager to join Arsenal and Barca have spent much of the past two years trying to convince Arsenal to sell.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to fight the latest Barca bid and on Thursday said: "I expect him to be here, and I will fight very hard to keep him here.
"You have always to fight when you have a player of that quality. You must always fight to keep your players."
Fabregas is believed to be frustrated after seeing Arsenal go six years without winning any silverware. But Wenger added: "What guarantees you that if you go somewhere else you will win trophies?
"The biggest pride for a captain is to be committed to his club and deliver trophies with his team.
"A player who changes his club every time he is frustrated or when he doesn't win a trophy, goes nowhere.
"I believe the quality of sports life is to be committed to your club and not just to move out when it does not go as well as you expected."
Earlier this month it was reported that Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has made it his top priority to sign the midfielder before the start of next season, with recent reports in Spain suggesting he has already met with Fabregas' family.
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