Arsenal have made an offer for France centre-half Sebastien Squillaci, according to Sevilla. "The club have received an offer from Arsenal," read a statement on the Spanish side's website but a Gunners spokesperson declined to comment. Sevilla said the 30-year-old, who is rated at £6.5m, asked to be left out of Wednesday's Champions League play-off against Braga to avoid being cup-tied. Meanwhile, midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong has been ruled out for nine months. The Ghanaian born 18-year-old injured his cruciate knee ligaments in training this week having featured heavily in pre-season with Gunners manager Arsene Wenger describing the news as a "massive blow." "I rate him highly and I still have a lot of faith in him, but we will miss him for six to nine months," added Wenger. The news was confirmed just a day after Arsenal announced winger Samir Nasri would be sidelined for a month following minor surgery on his injured knee. Arsenal also need defensive cover after a number of players left this summer, making a move for Squillaci even more likely. Wenger signed centre-back Laurent Koscielny from Lorient during the summer and has been boosted by Johan Djourou's return from long-term injury, but will still have been keeping an eye on the transfer market following the departures of veterans Sol Campbell, William Gallas and Mikael Silvestre. It is not known if the Gunners have matched Sevilla's valuation of Squillaci but the statement on the Spanish club's website continued: "Sebastien Squillaci's future is in the air. "As was confirmed by sporting director Ramon Rodriguez at the airport in Porto, the club have received an offer from Arsenal. "The player asked coaches not to play him in the [Champions League play-off] match." Sevilla are said to have called an emergency board meeting on Thursday to discuss the offer and any deal will need to be concluded before the transfer window closes on 31 August. Squillaci was part of France's miserable World Cup campaign in South Africa, playing in the defeat against the hosts which resulted in the nation finishing bottom of their group. In an injury interrupted campaign, he made 14 league starts for Sevilla last season having been a near ever-present the year before. Source: BBC