I know, I know — you’ve heard this tale before. According to the rumor mill, the Nexus One has pretty much been set to get Gingerbread “within the next few days” since a week after Gingerbread was announced 3 months ago.

But we’re here in Barcelona, and we’re just surrounded by Googlers. One of’em casually mentioned Gingerbread’s impending arrival on the Nexus One, only to clam up when we asked for clarification. So we dug elsewhere, and sure enough: according to a handful of independent sources, the Android Team is currently aiming to roll out Gingerbread on the Nexus One via Over The Air Update either late this week or early next.

Excelsior!