Arsenal are on the verge of a £21million deal to sign Brazilian striker Bernard, according to L’Equipe. However, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger says that the report in the French newspaper is not true.

L’Equipe said that Bernard will be in London on Friday for a medical. However, is Wenger being coy, or is the transfer story a complete fabrication? Wenger said that the report that Arsenal had signed Bernard was not true. But that doesn’t mean that Arsenal are not trying to sign the Brazilian youngster.

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