Real Betis midfielder Guido Rodriguez has welcomd Arsenal's interest.

The 26-year-old midfielder has helped propel Manuel Pellegrini's side up to sixth in LaLiga.

Reports suggested the Gunners were preparing to trigger his £68million release clause although the Andalusian side are expected to accept a far lower offer amid the pandemic.

Arsenal's interest was put to Rodriguez and the Argentine international told Estadio Deportivo: "I saw it because friends from Argentina asked me, but I told them that I knew the same as them.

"I am the protagonist because I am in the news but today, I do not know more or less than you who saw it.

"I am very happy [at Betis], I arrived and there was one or two months with a strange situation for everyone with the issue of confinement but the truth is that I am very happy in Seville, with the city, the weather, at the club… I'm very happy.

"It feels a bit [pandemic] when we walk down the street, I would have liked to experience all this with the fans in the stadium. I could only play a few games with the packed stadium."