Premier League club Arsenal have reignited their interest in Ivory Coast international Jean Michaël Seri, as per reports.

According to Football.London, Barcelona were said to be interested in a move for Seri, but have since dropped their interest in the 26-year-old, leaving the door open for Arsenal to swoop.

The Grand-Béréby-born midfielder has been left out of OGC Nice squad for the Ligue 1 game at Amiens SC because he is not in the right frame of mind after his proposed transfer to Barcelona fell through.

The 26-year-old Seri has a release clause of 40 million euros but OGC Nice added €10 million on top of that, which discouraged The Blaugrana higher-ups from going ahead with the transfer.

Seri, who has been linked with Liverpool this summer, has drawn comparisons to Barcelona legend Xavi.

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