Wenger is reported to have been sounded out by the Brazilian FA, who is unhappy with current boss Mano Menezes.

But the 62-year-old Arsenal manager rejected a two-year contract taking him up to the 2014 World Cup.

Meanwhile, Fiorentina have denied making an offer for striker Marouane Chamakh.

The Italians were put off by his whopping £45,000-a-week wages.

-BBCsport