Barcelona line up new forward...

Kerry Talmage 9 years ago 2k |

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The Catalan giants have finally decided who will be their new forward. Nolito, Gameiro, Lacazette and Dybala were just some of the footballers on their shortlist. However, they have now made their final decision and it may surprise...

According to 'L'Equipe', the former Newcastle forward Hatem Ben Arfa will 'very probably' join Barcelona this summer. The Nice footballer is set to join 'MSN', Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar at the Camp Nou next season.

Ben Arfa has scored 17 goals this season and will be a free agent this summer. 'L'Equipe' also claimed that the 29-year-old is in talks with the Spanish club and travelled to Barcelona on Sunday to talk over a switch from his current side in France.

Arfa joined Nice in January 2015 after being released from his Newcastle contract and his current contract is set to expire on June 30.

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