Arsene Wenger has insisted that there is no truth in the
rumours that Mario Balotelli is set to join Arsenal.
Reports have linked the Milan forward with a switch to
the Emirates Stadium but manager Wenger dismissed the idea on Wednesday.
"It's pure invention," Wenger told beIN Sports.
"We cannot believe absolutely everything that is on the internet or in the
papers.
"Sometimes it's created by agents or by press who
needs news. But in this case, it's not true."
Earlier this week, Milan vice-president Barbara
Berlusconi refused to rule out the possibility of selling Balotelli, who played
all three games in Italy's unsuccessful FIFA World Cup campaign.
She told the club's official website: "Balotelli is
a great player. But the way I see it, I don't believe that someone can be
irreplaceable.
"We will see what happens."
Arsenal failed in reported bids to sign Luis Suarez and
Gonzalo Higuain in the last close-season and it is likely that a striker
top-class striker remains on Wenger's shopping list.
Culled from Soccerway
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