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Vermaelen agent coy on Barca talk

ESPN staff
June 22, 2012
Thomas Vermaelen was pictured with Carles Puyol in Ibiza © Getty Images
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Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen's agent has remained coy over the Belgian defender's meeting with Carles Puyol.

Vermaelen was pictured in the Spanish press posing with the Barcelona star, who was ruled out of Spain's Euro 2012 squad by injury, at a restaurant.

Their link-up prompted transfer speculation, with Barcelona rumoured to be in the market for a stopper. And Kees Vos, who represents Vermaelen, has not dampened talk of a potential approach.

"It is two world-class defenders in the same restaurant," said Vos.

Vermaelen, who joined Arsenal from Ajax and has emerged as an integral part of their backline, said in May that he intended to stay at Arsenal "forever".

Barcelona have also been strongly linked with Athletic Bilbao's Javi Martinez, having been priced out of a move for AC Milan's Thiago Silva.

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