Respected daily L'Equipe further claimed on Wednesday that a deal had been reached between the two clubs and it appeared to be only a matter of hours before the 20-year-old was unveiled as Arsenal's first signing of the transfer window.
Bernes has sought to put a dampener on such reports though, claiming that Arsenal have competition to sign a player who has been described as 'the new Zinedine Zidane' thanks to his Algerian roots and the fact he is a playmaker born in the streets of Marseille.
"We are not in a hurry. It is true that we are examining an offer from Arsenal, which is interesting for Samir Nasri from a sporting point of view," Jean-Pierre Bernes told La Provence.
"But I have also received other offers."