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Arsenal and Chelsea target Kostas Manolas NOT FOR SALE, insists Roma sporting director Monchi

Roma sporting director Monchi has dismissed talk the club could sell Arsenal and Chelsea target Kostas Manolas before the transfer window closes.

The defender looked certain to leave the Italian club earlier this summer after they accepted an offer of around £30million for him from Zenit St Petersburg.

However, that move broke down and it then seemed possible the Greece international would end up at Chelsea instead.

Blues boss Antonio Conte is a big fan of Manolas, but the Italian has failed to wrap up a deal for the centre-back.

And now Roma's sporting director, Monchi, has confirmed the 26-year-old will not be leaving this summer.