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No Barca offer for Edu
by Francisco Acedo - Last Updated 3 Oct 2004
Barcelona have told skysports.com they have not offered a contract
to Arsenal midfielder Edu.
The Brazilian is out of contract at the end of the season and has
been offered a five-year deal to stay at Highbury.
But the 26-year-old has revealed that a major European club are
attempting to entice him away from the Premiership champions, with
Manchester United and Barcelona linked with the player.
Edu has improved markedly during almost four years in North London
after a ￡6 million switch from Corinthians in his homeland.
His future remains uncertain while he mulls over the various offers,
but Spanish giants Barcelona are adamant they are not one of Edu's
suitors.
The Catalan club's sporting director Txiki Beguiristain claims he
was offered the chance to sign Edu during the summer.
Beguiristain rejected the opportunity and says Barcelona have no
desire to resurrect the deal, as they have sufficient options in
midfield.
"Edu is a good player, but we have not presented him with any
proposition," Beguiristain told skysports.com.
"And the main reason for that is because we have enough cover in
that position.
"Last summer, an agent offered us several Brazilian players,
including Edu, but we did not study that option seriously."
Beguiristain admits he is unsurprised that Edu has been mooted
as an arrival at Camp Nou, as the midfielder is now forced to
scratch Barcelona off his list of possible destinations.
He added: "It is normal that, ahead of the winter transfer window
and with injured players, Barcelona appears as a candidate in
the newspapers to sign players."
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