Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his club would not hesitate to make a move for Barcelona star Lionel Messi.

The 69 year old Frenchman joked with reporters that he would not tell Messi to go back to Barcelona if he came knocking at his door at 10pm in the midnight.

The Gunners boss also expressed surprise that the January transfer window was a rather quiet one for his team and the Premier League in general.


Asked if he was all done with transfers this window, he said: “100 per cent is difficult to say, but 99 per cent sure, yes.

“A miracle can always happen, someone can knock on your door and if (Lionel) Messi knocks on my door at 10 to six tonight, I will not say ‘please go back to Barcelona!'”

On the lack of excess activity in the transfer window, Wenger admitted: “The whole period was much quieter than I expected.

“I thought there would be much more activity but finally it has been quite and the fact we are all here means it is still quiet.”

Arsenal face Barcelona in the round of 16 of the Champions League which will be played in two weeks time.