Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger does not believe Shrokdan Mustafi was on the verge of departing in the summer.

There were rumours suggesting that Asrenal were happy to sell him to Inter Milan in the summer. The player wanted to go, but the Gunners did not have enough fit central defenders to sell.

Wenger refuted those rumors.

He said in the Daily Mail: "He wasn't close [to leaving].

"He is a young defender who has had ups and downs. I believe overall he has potential. He is one of the guys who is committed and goes for the challenges.

"He is not one guy who hides from the responsibility, so overall he will be a promising defender for the future. Experience helps.

"In this job, goalkeeper and central defender is a job for old people or older people. So overall that plays a part of course."