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BARCELONA have officially tabled a �27million bid for Cesc Fabregas. Barca president Sandro Rossell made the verbal offer to Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis. But the bid from the European champions was immediately rejected. Barca - having ended the phoney war - are now ready to increase their bid to �30m. But that will not be enough to tempt Emirates manager Arsene Wenger to sell.However, a �35m offer could seriously test Arsenal's resolve to hang on to Fabregas, 24. And Barca remain confident that they will finally get their man.A year ago, the Spanish giants failed with �29m and �31m bids for Fabregas, who is still keen to return to the club where he started his career.