Arsenal - No Sahin Deal Done

Nuri Sahin

Arsene Wenger has dismissed reports that Arsenal have agreed a deal to bring in Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin on loan and insists he is not close to a new signing.

Sahin has been strongly linked with a move to the Premier League after starting just two league games for Real Madrid last season following his arrival from Borussia Dortmund.

He was mooted as a makeweight in Real's bid to sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Luka Modric, but Sahin last month stated his intention to remain at the Santiago Bernabeu.

However, Real coach Jose Mourinho confirmed earlier on Friday that it may be in the 23-year-old's interests to take in a loan spell in order to play regularly.

"I want to be honest and Sahin is living in this grey zone because the market is open," Mourinho toldMarca.

"If the possibility arises for him to go to another place it would be better for him to leave and to be able to have more minutes on the pitch."