Dinamo Moscow manager Andrey Kobelev has revealed that the club turned down a loan bid from Arsenal for striker Aleksandr Kokorin during the summer. The 24-year-old Russia international had been linked with a switch to the Emirates Stadium, with reports suggesting that a deal was close to being done. Kobelev has hinted that a transfer could have gone through had Arsenal attempted to sign Kokorin on a permanent basis. "I was among those who vetoed this deal," he told Sovetsky Sport. "We think that a loan move to Arsenal is a wrong option for Kokorin. He deserves better. Everyone is laughing, but he has a great potential, and the best coaches in the world see it. "The...
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