The Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev made a thinly-veiled swipe at Arsenal in saying Djibril Sidibe can join a 'top club' after turning down Arsenal.
Sidibe, promising 24-year-old defender, is highly regarded across Europe and rejected an approach from the Gunners last summer.
He has gone on to star for the principality and earned a call up to the French national side.
Vasilyev believes his form justifies the decision to turn down Arsene Wenger's approach and implied Arsenal are not one of Europe's heavy-hitters.