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Wednesday, 17th July, 2013



Atletico Madrid have played down talk that they are close to signing Santi Cazorla from Arsenal.

It had been suggested within Spain that the Copa del Rey winners were just one step away from securing the attacking midfielder, who it was said, is keen to return to his homeland.







But Atletico Madrid have moved quickly to quash that talk, with club president Enrique Cerezo terming the reports "inventions".

"The news on Cazorla are inventions, that are happening by the day", he told Spanish daily El Mundo Deportivo.



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Cazorla was in impressive form for Arsenal last season, helping the Gunners to secure fourth place in the Premier League.

The Spain international joined Arsenal from Malaga last summer.

Cazorla was so trusted by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger that he was deployed in all 38 Premier League games in 2012/13.

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