Pat Rice has dismissed talk he could be leaving Arsenal this summer.
"The first rumour on a website claimed that I was leaving because my wife is in ill health. That is completely and utterly a lie. I'm really surprised and disappointed that someone would say something like that when it's not true.
"As far as I am concerned, my role this summer is no different to how it has been since Arsene came here in 1996.
"Until he tells me something different, I will still be in my normal role as his assistant and we will be looking forward to doing pre-season as per normal."