Slartibartfast
CIES Loyalist
I can understand Barca's perspective, this summer he'll be in the last year of his contract and his value will be even lower, but Arsenal should not be bullied into an obligation to buy loan.
If they don't accept an option to buy then move on; he seems ok but doesn't appear to be an indispensable player, with good scouting we should be able to find other loan options if that's all we can do till we get some wages off the books in the summer.
Apparently Barcelona is actually in a similar position right now as Arsenal with their wage bill (highest in the world). It's why they are wanting to take Morata from Chelsea on loan. But they needed to move Munir to Sevilla and Denis to Arsenal. At least that's what they were saying on beIN Sports the other night.