Malaga have rejected a £15.6 million bid from an unnamed club for Arsenal target Santi Cazorla.
The Spain midfielder has been tipped to leave the La Liga outfit this
summer, amid reports of financial difficulties within the club.
Arsenal are thought to be in pole position to sign the 27-year-old should he be made available by the Spanish side.
Head coach Manuel Pellegrini has admitted Malaga have received an
offer for Cazorla, but that it falls below the £20 million valuation of
him.
"There are always offers made for certain players, when it comes to
team restructuring," Pellegrini told the club's official website.
"At the moment, we've been offered 20 million euros for Santi
Cazorla; selling him for this amount of money is practically giving him
away.
"I don't think the club has any intention of doing so; I’ve spoken to
Abdullah Ghubn and the Sheikh a lot about this, and they’re not
thinking about it.
"I believe it would belittle our intention to play in the Champions
League, obviously getting offers for players is always worth
considering, but Santi leaving here for 20 million wouldn’t look good to
other teams."
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