Barcelona allow Vermaelen to attend Roma medical

Barcelona on Sunday posted a tweet announcing the former Arsenal player was set for a physical examination in the Italian capital.

Published : Aug 07, 2016 17:17 IST

Thomas Vermaelen has struggled for playing time at Camp Nou since leaving the Gunners for a reported €20million fee in 2014.
Thomas Vermaelen has struggled for playing time at Camp Nou since leaving the Gunners for a reported €20million fee in 2014.
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Thomas Vermaelen has struggled for playing time at Camp Nou since leaving the Gunners for a reported €20million fee in 2014.

Barcelona has confirmed that defender Thomas Vermaelen has been given permission to travel to Italy and undergo a medical with Roma. Roma coach Luciano Spalletti on Friday stated that the Serie A club is in advanced talks to sign the 30-year-old Belgium international.

Barca on Sunday posted a tweet announcing the former Arsenal player was set for a physical examination in the Italian capital.Vermaelen has struggled for playing time at Camp Nou since leaving the Gunners for a reported €20million fee in 2014.

A thigh injury meant he was unable to make his Barca debut until the final match of the 2014-15 La Liga season against Deportivo La Coruna, and he only made 15 starts in all competitions last term.

The arrival of France international Samuel Umtiti from Lyon in the off-season would have been likely to leave Vermaelen further down the pecking order in the battle for first-team places at the back for Luis Enrique's team.

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