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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 20121870" data-attributes="member: 158020">Ben Arfa denies travelling to meet Barcelona <img src="http://images.performgroup.com/di/library/omnisport/7/2f/hatembenarfa-cropped_4iqg8z8wzhtk15oqumb6gxdf4.jpg?t=-1772677756&w=620&h=430" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Hatem Ben Arfa has denied heading to Barcelona to hold advanced talks over a free-transfer move to Camp Nou.France international Ben Arfa has stolen headlines in Ligue 1 this season, scoring 17 goals in 33 games in his maiden season for Nice. That form has prompted interest from across Europe, with Ben Arfa only tied to a short-term deal at the Allianz Riviera, and Barcelona are reportedly keen to bring the winger to Spain. Nice president Jean-Pierre Rivere claimed last week that Ben Arfa and Barcelona were in tentative discussions, with reports on Monday claiming that the former Newcastle United attacker had flown to Catalonia for a tour of the Liga champions' facilities. But Ben Arfa was quick to dispel those rumours, telling the Ligue 1 club's official website: "I am not travelling abroad, contrary to what I have read. I am in Nice."I am only focused on the trip to Guingamp, like all of my team-mates. I am focused 100 per cent on my objectives with OGC Nice."</blockquote>

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