Barcelona loanee Sergi Samper has revealed that he did not want to listen to Arsene Wenger when it came to the Frenchman trying to sell him on a move to Arsenal.
The 21-year-old, who is currently on a season-long loan deal at Granada, was on the radar of the Premier League giants.
However, Samper insisted that he let Wenger know about his intention to stay at Barcelona and succeeding at the Catalan club as that would make him happy.
"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."
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Samper has thus far made 15 appearances in all competitions for Granada, who presently find themselves in 19th position in the league table with just 10 points from 18 games, six points off safety.
The youngster, who is a product of Barcelona’s much famed youth system, has thus far managed just 12 appearances for the Spanish champions since making his first team debut for the club in the 2014/15 campaign.
Samper’s present contract with Barcelona runs until the summer of 2019.
