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Barcelona in talks with Hatem Ben Arfa, according to Nice president

Hatem Ben Arfa controls the ball during the French L1 football match Olympique de Marseille vs Nice on November 8, 2015
Image: Hatem Ben Arfa has got 17 goals and five assists for Nice this season

Nice winger Hatem Ben Arfa is in talks with Barcelona, according to the Ligue 1 club's president.

Ben Arfa, 29, is enjoying an impressive season in the south of France, having contributed 17 goals and five assists in 32 league games.

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The France international, who joined Nice from Newcastle in January 2015, will be out of contract at the end of June.

However, Nice's president says he will be delighted for Ben Arfa to move to the La Liga and European champions this summer.

Jean Pierre Rivere
Image: Nice president Jean Pierre Rivere said he would very happy if Ben Arfa sealed a move to Barcelona

"I would be very happy for him and for Nice if this move comes off," Jean Pierre Rivere told France 3. "You do not reject Barcelona, but it is up to him to decide.

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"If I was a player and Barcelona was offered to me, I would not ask questions, I would go. But it is not yet done, according to what I am told."

Hatem Ben Arfa of Newcastle looks out during the  match between Newcastle United and Crystal Palace at St. James' Park on March 22, 2014
Image: Ben Arfa had a disappointing end to his time at Newcastle before joining Nice in 2015

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