Saints midfielder Victor Wanyama has denied saying that Arsenal want to sign him this summer.
The Sun have quoted the 23-year-old as telling them: "Wenger has been talking about me.
"He has let it be known he would like to sign me this summer.
"Arsenal are a great club and I’d love to play Champions League football, as I loved being on that stage with Celtic."
However, the Kenya international has responded on Twitter this morning denying that he said that.
"I have to make it clear that I have not said what as been brought up today am professional and will never say that.
"To cut the story short have never spoken to Wenger."
I have to make it clear that I have not said what as been brought up today am professional and will never say that.
— Victor Wanyama (@VictorWanyama) April 23, 2015
To cut the story short have never spoken to Wenger
— Victor Wanyama (@VictorWanyama) April 23, 2015
Those tweets were later deleted, with a new series of messages being posted on his account.
They said: "Sorry - was caught off guard this morning about a story that I hadn't read. To put it straight:
"We all respect Arsenal but right now I'm only focussed on helping Saints to have a strong finish to the season.
"The newspaper article does not say that I have spoken to Wenger or anyone else from Arsenal - and that's the truth.
"We are doing so well and what other managers think of me as a player is totally out of my control."
The Sun also quoted Wanyama as saying: "We’ve had a fantastic season at Saints and I want to stay focused on helping the club qualify for Europe.
"Then we’ll see where I end up in the summer."
Wanyama joined Saints from Celtic in 2013, for £12.5m, and is under contract at St Mary's until 2017.
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