Arsenal Will Not Challenge Chelsea For Serie A Hotshot, Claims Arsene Wenger

Dec 31, 2016 at 2:03 PM

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Arsenal Will Not Challenge Chelsea For Serie A Hotshot, Claims Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger has insisted Arsenal will not go head to head with Chelsea to secure the services of highly-rated Atlanta midfielder Franck Kessie.

The 20-year old Ivory Coast international, who has already won 20 international caps, has been a subject of interest of several top clubs and his agent George Atangana revealed that Arsenal were one of them.

“We have a lot of interest from the Premier League. Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal,” Atangana said on Thursday.
“I cannot say at this stage how much he will cost but we are talking about one of the best young players in the world.

“But for us, the most important thing is that the technical project is the right one for him. Franck is very, young so we have to be very careful about his development,” he added.

Manchester United have joined the race to sign Atlanta midfielder Franck Kessie

However, Wenger, it seems, is not interested in signing the Atlanta hotshot. When asked if his side were interested in the midfielder, Wenger without any hesitation said: “No”.

Meanwhile, the Gunners will be looking to sign some players when the transfer window opens on January 2. They have still not been able to tie down Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil which has raised speculations around their future. The contract of both the players in 2018 and they are demanding a pay rise to put pen to new deals but the club hierarchy is not willing to accept their demands. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is also linked with a move away from the club.

The North London side is currently fourth in the table after some poor results in recent weeks. They suffered consecutive 2-1 defeats against Everton and Manchester City before winning 1-0 against West Brom on Boxing Day and will be keen to extend their winning run when they host Crystal Palace on New Year’s Day.

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