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Barcelona midfielder Sergi Samper: I do not want to listen to Wenger!

Sergi Samper has made it vehemently clear how he feels about potentially joining Arsenal one day.

The Barcelona midfielder, currently on loan at Granada, was the subject of interest from Gunners boss Arsene Wenger in the summer.

But Samper, 21, opted to develop his game further at Granada with the view of returning to Barcelona and becoming a key player in Catalonia rather than playing for Wenger in London.

"I did not want to listen to Wenger," Samper told Granada's official website.

"I told him clearly that I wanted to stay, I wanted to succeed at Barcelona, and what would make me happy was succeeding at Barcelona in the future."

Since making the temporary switch to Los Cármenes, Samper has made 14 appearances for El Graná who sit second bottom in La Liga.

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