Arsene Wenger has downplayed links to a summer deal for Arsenal to acquire Arturo Vidal.

He had previously been quoted as saying he "likes" Vidal but "is not in transfer mode" and responded to a journalist's question about the player -- also linked with Manchester United -- by saying: "Arturo Vidal? You must be from Chile!

"We have good midfielders, and at the moment we are not looking at Arturo Vidal."

Wenger said that if "stratospheric numbers" were being talked about, Arsenal "will not be involved."