Arsenal blow as Barcelona join race for safeguard: £21m proviso no more legitimate

Rodriguez featured for Switzerland at Euro 2016, playing in each of the four of his nation's matches.

Wolfsburg's wearing executive Klaus Allofs affirmed a month ago the guard needs to leave the Bundesliga club this mid year.

"Rici has expressed that his future is not with us," Allofs told Swiss daily paper Blick. "Be that as it may, we can live with this choice."

Weapons store have been vigorously connected with a move to convey the 23-year-old to the Emirates this mid year.

However the Daily Mail claim Barcelona are additionally inspired by the Switzerland global, and have made two enquiries to Wolfsburg for the guard.

The German side had clearly been waiting for an offer to actuate his base expense discharge condition of £21million.

In any case, the statement has now lapsed, and the German club are required to permit him to leave for essentially less.