Doesn't make sense though. He's just starting to really find his feet at Barca, and there's a new manager with a new philosophy that could get the best out of him. I guess we'd have to assume that he himself wants out.
The other rumors are that Liverpool and United are the other two interested in him. Doubtful he'd want to live in Liverpool or Manchester, so hopefully we have that going for us. Still, Wenger simply doesn't do bidding wars. We got outbid by broke-ass Juventus for Felipe Melo, and by Napoli for Gokhan Inler (before they had money), and don't forget Higuain. Hell, Benfica outbid us for Di Maria and that was a 6 million euro signing! We only go for players nobody else wants, and even that is an ordeal (*cough*Arshavin*cough*).