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Barca star Samper: I refused to listen to Wenger's Arsenal offer

The youngster was approached by the Gunners over the summer but reveals why he instead for a loan switch to Granada

Barcelona loanee Sergi Samper has revealed he gave Arsene Wenger short shrift when the Arsenal manager approached him for a transfer last year.

The midfielder, 21, is currently playing at Granada after Luis Enrique decided to send the Barca starlet out on loan for the 2016-17 campaign.

But while his potential had previously caught the eye of Wenger, Samper insists that he is only interested in eventually succeeding at Camp Nou.

"I did not want to even listen to Wenger," he told Sport.