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Samir Nasri may have admitted he still regards Arsene Wenger as a father figure recently - but the Manchester City midfielder insists he is not angling for a return to the Emirates.

The midfielder moved from Arsenal to the Etihad in 2011 but after a disappointing 2014/15 campaign has found a significant question mark over his future with the Blues.

He has been linked with moves away from City this summer as manager Manuel Pellegrini looks to revitalise his engine room by bringing in Paul Pogba, Raheem Sterling and Kevin de Bruyne.

But Nasri is determined to fight for his City future and took to Twitter to rubbish suggestions that he wants a return to Arsenal, despite maintaining contact with Gunners boss Wenger.

He tweeted: “Never asked anyone to comeback!! Really happy where I am right now so stop with your silly story.”

The Frenchman, 27, is adamant that he won’t make way for new arrivals at City.

“I signed a five-year contract and everybody at the club wants me to stay,” he said last month.

“It’s up to the manager. We had an on-and-off season, I had a lot of injuries and I want to take back the chance. But I will be in Manchester, having a great season and winning silverware – that’s what’s going to happen next year.

“I think we’re going to buy some players to try to improve the squad, to improve the depth as well – because if we want to be competitive in all the competitions, we need to have bigger depth in the squad.”