Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta appears to have quashed any talk that he could be nearing the Emirates exit door next summer despite Rio Ferdinand's claim.
The former Manchester United star talked up the idea of Arteta cutting his stay with the Gunners short at the end of this season to swap north London for the bright lights of Real Madrid. Those at the top of the Los Blancos hierarchy are rumoured to have earmarked Arteta as a potential successor to Carlo Ancelotti should the Italian fail to win the Champions League.
Ferdinand warned Gunners fans that they should be wary of their manager heading back to his home country in the summer.
