The Catalan giants have upped their offer for Eric
Abidal by 3 million euros.
The Lyon left back is one of the quartet of players Barcelona are
looking to sign in the coming days, along with Thierry Henry,
Christian Chivu and Yaya Toure.
Negotiations had stalled over Lyon's asking price, which was close
to 15 million euros, but Barcelona have picked things up again,
upping their offer from 9 to 12 million.
It had been suggested for a while that 12m would be enough to
convince Lyon president Jean Michel Aulas to let go, and if true,
Abidal would indeed become the fourth player to move to Barcelona
in the coming week.
The player has already declared his intention to quit Lyon and
begin a new stage in his career with Barca, leaving the french
champions with little choice.
Henry is likely to be presented to the media around noon on Monday,
Toure either on Monday evening or early Tuesday morning, and
Chivu's move could also be completed by Wednesday.
