It seems like English minnows Brighton have edged Barcelona’s B team in the chase for Arsenal’s young center-back Ignasi Miquel as they have already opened negotiations with the Gunners regarding a loan deal for the defender.
The Spaniard impressed last season for Arsenal, as he featured on nine occasions for the first-team at the age of 19. With a bright future ahead of him, many expect him to soon break into Arsenal’s first-team squad and become a starting 11 regular, though for now he is way down the pecking order behind the likes of Thomas Vermaelen, Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker.
With the path for the first-team blocked heavily, Arsenal feel that its in Miquel and Arsenal’s best interest that a loan deal is arranged for the teenager which will provide h...

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