Arsenal transfer news and rumours: Arsene Wenger denies bid for Palermo's Paulo Dybala

'We are not at all interested,' Gunners manager said

Paulo Dybala has been linked with Arsenal (Getty Images)

Arsenal Wenger has denied reports that Arsenal have made an offer for £29m-rated Palermo striker Paulo Dybala.

The Italian club's president Maurizio Zamparini claimed this week that both the Gunners and Juventus had made bids for the 21-year-old.

"Ask him [Zamparini] to show you the offer," Wenger told reporters today ahead of Arsenal's Premier League match against Liverpool on Saturday. "[We are] not at all [interested]."

Wenger also admitted that he is a fan of "top player" Raheem Sterling after the Reds' winger said yesterday he was "flattered" to be linked with Arsenal.

The Gunners are monitoring Sterling's contract situation as the 20-year-old stalls over a new deal with talks over his future to the set to resume this summer.

“Look, I do not want to speak about any move,” he said. “We are not in a transfer period, we are in front of a big game. I respect Liverpool and I do not want to go into any supposed move for any of their players.

“Raheem Sterling is a top player, everybody in the country knows that now. He is a very important player for Liverpool of course.”