Barcelona will not have to make a bonus £2.9million payment to Arsenal as part of the deal to sign Thomas Vermaelen despite winning the Champions League.

It was widely reported that Barca’s success over Juventus in Berlin last weekend would trigger a clause inserted in the 29-year-old’s contract that stated the Gunners would be due an additional fee.

However, reports in the Spanish press suggested that because Vermaelen did not play a single minute in the competition this season, Arsenal are not entitled to any extra money and Standard Sport can confirm that the Catalans do not owe any further payments.

Arsenal's top targets in the summer transfer window 3 show all Arsenal's top targets in the summer transfer window 1/3 Morgan Schneiderlin – Southampton The French midfielder has made plain his desire to move to a Champions League side and he would certainly fit in well at Arsenal. Confident on the ball and a strong physical presence he has all the skills to support, or usurp, Francis Coquelin in the holding midfield role. 2/3 Karim Benzema – Real Madrid Should Rafa Benitez (or Florentino Perez) deem the hard-working striker surplus to requirements at the Bernabeau expect Wenger to pounce for a forward he has publicly professed his admiration for. He came close in 2013 but will this window see the manager catch his target? Getty 3/3 Gonzalo Higuain - Napoli One of the classic 'will they, won't they' relationships of the transfer market. Arsenal have been admirers of the Argentine striker for many years, and Wenger would love to add the former Real Madrid man to his armoury. Getty 1/3 Morgan Schneiderlin – Southampton The French midfielder has made plain his desire to move to a Champions League side and he would certainly fit in well at Arsenal. Confident on the ball and a strong physical presence he has all the skills to support, or usurp, Francis Coquelin in the holding midfield role. 2/3 Karim Benzema – Real Madrid Should Rafa Benitez (or Florentino Perez) deem the hard-working striker surplus to requirements at the Bernabeau expect Wenger to pounce for a forward he has publicly professed his admiration for. He came close in 2013 but will this window see the manager catch his target? Getty 3/3 Gonzalo Higuain - Napoli One of the classic 'will they, won't they' relationships of the transfer market. Arsenal have been admirers of the Argentine striker for many years, and Wenger would love to add the former Real Madrid man to his armoury. Getty

Vermaelen joined Barcelona last summer in a £15million deal but has been blighted by a hamstring injury all year long. The Belgian centre-back only made his debut in the club’s final La Liga match, playing for 65 minutes of last month’s 2-2 draw against Deportivo.