Gervinho: Arsenal can cope without Fab

NEW Arsenal forward Gervinho maintains the club will move on should they fail to keep hold of wantaway captain Cesc Fabregas and contract rebel Samir Nasri.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has reiterated the Spanish club’s desire to bring their former trainee back to the Nou Camp, with sporting vice-president Josep Bartomeu reported to have jetted into London looking to push through a £35 million (€40m) deal.

Fabregas missed Arsenal’s successful tour of Asia as he worked on his fitness because of a niggling hamstring injury, and could also sit out Saturday’s friendly in Cologne.