Following the 3-1 friendly win over Nagoya
Grampus Eight. Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger denied Arsenal are set to complete a deal for
Atletico Mineiro’s Bernard
The midfielder was reported to heading to London on Friday to undergo a Gunners’ medical, but Wenger insists ‘the report isn’t true’.
The Frenchman was quizzed on Bernard’s potential arrival following
another comprehensive pre-season victory, where Olivier Giroud was again
on the scoresheet.
The striker nodded home a Tomas Rosicky cross after just three minutes, taking his pre-season tally to six.
Ryo Miyaichi then thundered in a penalty midway through the first
half, and Theo Walcott netted a delicate third on 55 minutes to extend
the visitors’ lead.
J.League outfit Grampus did pull a goal back through Kisho Yano but Arsenal ran out comfortable winners.