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Arsene Wenger hits back at Mathieu Debuchy over Manchester United claim and says defender can leave Arsenal in January

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has denied blocking Mathieu Debuchy from moving to Manchester United last year - but revealed he will put the defender in the January sales.

Debuchy has played only 16 minutes of football this season for the Gunners and is arguably Wenger's fourth-choice right-back behind Hector Bellerin, Carl Jenkinson and youngster Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

The 31-year-old has found himself frozen out of the first-team picture at the Emirates Stadium and spent the second-half of last season on loan at Bordeaux.

In an interview with L'Equipe, Debuchy said his relationship with Wenger had deteriorated and that a number of potential transfers had been prevented from happening.