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Hamburg keeper Rene Adler tries to downplay Arsenal link
HAMBURG keeper Rene Adler has once again moved to downplay suggestions he could be making a summer move to Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger has yet to make an official approach for Adler, who has been deemed a more affordable option as doubts continue to linger over Wojciech Szczesny.
The Gunners who are likely to be handed a £70m transfer kitty, saw a £10m bid for Sporting Lisbon keeper Rui Patricio turned down.
Although Wenger wants to buy a new number one shot stopper, Adler has moved quickly to quell reports that he is in line with a move to the Emirates.
"I am under contract with Hamburg, that is a fact.
"I can say that I have not thought about leaving or considered a transfer since I joined Hamburg (in May 2012)."
Adler has made 31 appearances in the Bundesliga this season, keeping six clean sheets.