Samuel Umtiti has said he does not know where rumours linking him with a move to Arsenal this summer came from as he had no contact with the Premier League club.
The centre-back was reportedly a key Gunners target, and he was said to be "at least willing to look at the possibility of deals" after losing his starting place at Barcelona to Clement Lenglet, per The Independent's Miguel Delaney.
Barca were also reported to be open to selling the Frenchman in order to raise money to buy Ajax's Matthijs de Ligt, who eventually joined Juventus.