Auxerre are resigned to finally losing Bakary Sagna to Arsenal.
The French side have already rejected a £6million offer from the London club for the 24-year-old, but the former France Under 21 defender threatened to stay away from pre-season training if he was not allowed to move.
Auxerre president Gerard Bourgoin said: "Sagna has a deep desire to play in England and he genuinely wants to wear the Arsenal shirt. They seem keen to sign him as well. The conditions for him to leave have not all been met — at least for the time being."
