Llile have denied Arsenal and Barcelona target Nicolas Pepe will leave the club this January.

The Sun reported on Sundy that Arsenal would make a move for Pepe following Danny Welbeck's ankle injury.

But Lille president Gerard Lopez has said no deal would be accepted in the upcoming transfer window.

"What if Barcelona gives me €100million (£87m) by Pepe? He will not leave this winter. I want him to continue here, we want him to stay, he wants to stay," Lopez said.

Vice-president Marc Ingla added: "We do not think about it before the summer. In principle not (even for €50m or €60m), because we are in the logic of going at least until the end of the season.

"When we talk about it with him, we feel that he is in a mission with LOSC this season, and not thinking about transfers until the summer. It is true that he is a very sought-after player."