Arsenal's Robin van Persie has joined his manager Arsene Wenger in ridiculing suggestions that he could move to Real Madrid or Barcelona.
The Premier League's leading goalscorer has been in superb form for the past 18 months and his name has frequently been linked with the La Liga giants, with Spanish newspaper Marca this week claiming the Dutchman could be Madrid-bound.
Van Persie was quoted as saying: 'I am grateful to hear about the interest of a club as important as Real Madrid. It's logical that players desire to play for them.'
When quizzed about the alleged comments, Wenger refused to be drawn in and asked people to direct any questions towards his striker.
However, Van Persie appeared to put the rumour to bed on Twitter, stating: 'Contrary to reports in Spain I have NEVER spoken to Marca newspaper and never gave any interview. Enjoy your day.'
It is not the first time the Spanish media has antagonised Wenger, with newspaper campaigns previously firing transfer speculation regarding Cesc Fabregas and Jose Antonio Reyes – both of whom went on to leave the north London club.
'In Spain they are very creative, they've created another story. They don't care,' the Arsenal manager added.
Wenger's attention will now turn to more pressing matters, with his side travelling to the Stadium of Light to take on Sunderland this afternoon, before a testing trip to the San Siro to face AC Milan in the Champions League second round on Wednesday.
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