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Samper ignored Wenger as Barca midfielder rejected Arsenal
Sergi Samper said he "did not want to listen" to Arsene Wenger as the Arsenal boss tried to sign the Barcelona midfielder.
Samper is on a season-long loan at Granada from LaLiga champions Barca, despite interest from Arsenal in the Premier League.
Wenger wanted Samper at the Emirates Stadium but the 21-year-old ignored the Frenchman's advances.
"I did not want to listen to Wenger," Samper told Granada's official website.
"I told him clearly that I wanted to stay, I wanted to succeed at Barcelona, and what would make me happy was succeeding at Barcelona in the future."
Samper has only made one senior league appearance for Barca since emerging from the...
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