Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has distanced himself from replacing Xavi Hernandez as Barca coach at the end of the season

The Barca links emerged on Sunday a day after Xavi announced he would be stepping down, saying the club needed a change.

While Arteta may harbor ambitions on coaching a top club in his country one day, he outlined how much he is committed to Arsenal at the moment.

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“No, that’s totally fake news what you read yesterday,” Arteta told TribalFootball.

“I don’t know where it’s coming from and it’s totally untrue. I’m really upset about it.”

He added: “I could not believe [it] I don’t know where it’s coming from and it’s got no source, it’s got nothing.

Arsenal, who were top in December, have slipped to third on 43 points, five behind leaders Liverpool.

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