ARSENE WENGER has ruled out a move for in-form Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy in the January transfer window.

Reports in the national press suggested the Arsenal manager was eager to secure a deal for the 30-year-old former Liverpool and West Ham forward. But the Frenchman insists he has taken no steps towards signing the Wales frontman.

“I like the player,” Wenger admitted. “But I have not done anything on that front.

“I don't think we can buy players from Man City.”