• Milan looking to reinforce midfield this summer • Arsenal understood to value captain at £60m

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The Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has denied speculation that Arsenal's captain Cesc Fábregas could be playing for the Italian champions next season.

Milan are looking to reinforce their midfield this summer after the departure of Andrea Pirlo to Juventus and the uncertainty surrounding Gennaro Gattuso's future at the club.

"From here until 31 August, Milan will buy a player that will be a left midfielder," Galliani told Gazzetta dello Sport.

"[The Napoli winger Marek] Hamsik and Fábregas can play in that role. We have never asked for Hamsik although we don't rule him out and as for Fábregas, he is too expensive."

Arsenal are understood to value Fábregas at £60m, and have him under contract until June 2014.