“I know where it comes from, it comes from France, a newspaper with no credibility whatsoever.
“We could talk about it but there’s no chance.
“It’s not my one and the only thing that could make people doubt slightly is that Coutinho’s agent is obviously Kia Joorabchian, who is very, very good friends and very close to Edu, the Arsenal sporting director, but that’s where it stops.
“Arsenal cannot afford either a transfer fee, his wages, not even a loan, a paying loan or anything like this.”