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Arsenal boss Unai Emery eyeing £30m deal for Barcelona outcast Andre Gomes

Gunners are reportedly willing to sell so they can bring in the Portugal midfielder who spoke of his Nou Camp 'hell' last term

Barcelona flop Andre Gomes has reportedly become a major target for Arsenal

ARSENAL are being linked with a £30millon raid for Barcelona misfit Andre Gomes.

New Gunners boss Unai Emery is reportedly willing to offload players to pay for the Portugal midfielder, who last season revealed he was sometimes too ashamed of his Nou Camp 'hell' to leave his house.

Barcelona flop Andre Gomes has reportedly become a major target for Arsenal
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Barcelona flop Andre Gomes has reportedly become a major target for ArsenalCredit: Getty - Contributor

Emery has already recruited Bayer Leverkusen keeper Bernd Leno, Juventus right-back Stefan Lichtsteiner and Borussia Dortmund centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

And Sampdoria's Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira is tipped to arrive once his World Cup ends.

Now say Emery is keen on Gomes, 24, who has struggled at Barca since switching from Valencia for £29m two years ago.

Former Benfica and Valencia star Gomes is tipped to exit the Nou Camp amid an exodus of fringe players.

Midfielder Andre Gomes has previously been linked with Man Utd, Spurs and West Ham
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Andre Gomes, left, has previously been linked with Man Utd, Spurs and West HamCredit: REUTERS
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Spaniards Paco Alcacer, Munir and Aleix Vidal, plus Brazilian midfielder Rafinha, could also depart the La Liga champions.

Nonetheless, Emery will have to spend big to land 6ft 2ins Gomes, who has 29 caps.

Manchester United, Tottenham and West Ham are thought to have shown interest in the Euro 2016 winner over the past year.

And Gomes would surely be happy to escape the Nou Camp for a major Premier League club after revealing his Barca pain in March.

Ex-Valencia and Benfica star Andre Gomes has failed to impress in two years with Barcelona
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Ex-Valencia and Benfica star Andre Gomes has failed to impress in two years with BarcelonaCredit: Getty Images - Getty
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He told Panenka magazine then: "Maybe it's not the best word but [life at Barca] has become a bit of a hell, because I started to feel the pressure.

"The feeling that I have during games is bad. Thinking too much hurts me, because I think about the bad things. Although my team mates support me a lot, things don't go for me how they want them to go.

"On more than one occasion I have not wanted to leave the house. People look at you and I'm afraid to walk in the street out of shame."

Emirates chief Unai emery has already made four signings since succeeding long-serving Arsene Wenger
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Emirates chief Unai emery has already made four signings since succeeding long-serving Arsene WengerCredit: Getty - Contributor
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