Dennis Suarez successfully moved from the La Liga giants to Arsenal on a short-term agreement that includes an option to buy at the end of the season should the 25-year-old impress.
Suarez has appeared as substitute twice for Arsenal so far, with Emery seeking to ease him into the fold but faced some criticism for a supposed lack of involvement after being introduced for his debut in a 3-1 defeat at Manchester City.
Former Gunners star, Ray Parlour has warned that Arsenal may end up “looking elsewhere” in their pursuit of a permanent midfield signing while indicating that the Londoners are unlikely to fall into Barca’s trickery.
“Barcelona have been very clever with what they’ve done,” Parlour said
“They’ve given him a new contract, bumped his money up a little bit and suddenly he’s worth more money to them.
“They’re playing the game and they’ve got the right to do that. It’ll be interesting to see what happens.
“I don’t know what sort of fee he’s going to be in the summer. Obviously, it’s up to how he does now in the next three or four months to see how he adapts and how he can fit into the side.
“You know Aaron Ramsey’s leaving at the end of the season, we don’t know about [Mesut] Ozil so you need other midfielders. That might be a possibility if he does really well.
“It’s all down to how he does and what sort of fee he’s going to be. If it’s going to be a ridiculous fee then Arsenal will probably be looking elsewhere.”
While defending Suarez’s poor performance at Etihad, Parlour said, “It was OK. It was a difficult game to come into.
“You’ve got to give him time, he’s only a young lad.
“The good thing about it is he’s played under the manager before so the manager knows exactly what he can bring to the team which is so important. He did well under him.
“I thought he was a good bit of business. I was hoping for a defender as well, to be honest, but that didn’t come around.”