Despite stating their intention to not sell captain Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal have made a slight hint that the player could be on the way out.

The Gunners left Fabregas' image off their membership renewal form indicating that eventually, the Spaniard may not be an Arsenal player anymore.

Images of Andrey Arshavin, Robin van Persie, Eduardo, Denilson, Kieran Gibbs, Emmanuel Eboue and Thomas Vermaelen feature on the email but there is no sign of the skipper who has said publicly that he wants to join Barcelona.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is set to make life difficult for the Catalan giants by saying that Fabregas is not for sale with the saga likely to drag on past the World Cup.