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Cheeky! Arsene Wenger jokes at Arsenal loan deal for Real Madrid star Gareth Bale

EPL: After Arsenal’s excellent start to the Premier League season, Arsene Wenger has shown he’s relaxed enough to have a good old joke with the media. The Frenchman looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders in press conferences last year, but that’s all changed this term.

Indeed, far from getting annoyed by questions, Wenger is now bringing on the jokes, having hinted at a possible loan bid for Gareth Bale. Wenger made the comments as he was diffusing talk that Arsenal were close to signing Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata.

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