Aston Villa and Sunderland rocked as Arsene Wenger plays down Arsenal deal

ARSENE WENGER has cast doubt over the possibility of Mathieu Debuchy leaving Arsenal.

 

Arsene Wenger expects Mathieu Debuchy to stay put on deadline day

 

The France international has been expected to leave Arsenal all month as he hopes to find first-team football elsewhere ahead of Euro 16 in the summer.

Aston Villa and Sunderland have both been linked with loan moves for the experienced right-back.

 

However, Wenger believes Debuchy is unlikely to secure a move away before tonight's transfer deadline.

“At the moment it doesn’t look like it, but it’s a possibility,” Wenger said of the 30-year-old.

 

Arsene Wenger has played down Mathieu Debuchy exit

When asked whether Debuchy could leave on a transfer rather than a loan deal, he added: “It’s impossible to do permanent deal now.”

And on the January window, the Frenchman said: "The whole period was much quieter than I anticipated."