I won’t move for Ba, says Wenger

Arsene Wenger has ruled out a move for Newcastle striker Demba Ba, but appeared to back-track on claims he would not re-sign Thierry Henry for a third time.

Alan Pardew’s admission that he would let Ba leave Newcastle if he did not remove the £7.5 million (€9m) release clause in his contract sparked rumours that Arsenal would make a bid for the striker.

Wenger has struggled to fill the void left by Robin van Persie, and with 11 goals so far this season Ba would seem an ideal fit, but the Frenchman denied he was interested in signing the 27-year-old.