Eric Beauchamp writes in The Sun: ‘Reyes is so desperate to join Real Madrid he wants Arsene Wenger to let him miss Arsenal's Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Zagreb, to protect his hopes of moving to the Spanish giants. They are likely to abandon plans to sign him if he is cup-tied for Europe.'
It's the second time this week Reyes has been quoted in the Spanish press on the subject of an immediate switch to Real.
But Wenger said: "What has been written didn't have credibility. It's old quotes that have come up from a website." (Daily Telegraph)
"I did not say these words," rebuked Reyes on Arsenal's official website.