Arsenal express interest in Zigic
By Caroline Cheese
Red Star Belgrade have confirmed that Arsenal have been in contact to express an interest in striker Nikola Zigic.
But a club spokesman told BBC Sport that Red Star will not consider selling the 25-year-old until the summer.
Liverpool are also chasing the highly-rated Serbia and Montenegro international, while West Ham had a £7m bid rejected last week.
However, Red Star are keen to hang on to the 6ft 8in frontman as they bid to win the national league title.
Reports had suggested that Arsenal representatives had travelled to Belgrade on Monday to open negotiations with Red Star president Dragan Stojkovic.
But spokesman Milan Boscovic told BBC Sport: "There is no way Arsenal met with our president on Monday as he is elsewhere on family business."
Zigic, twice Serbia and Montenegro's player of the year in the last three years, has scored eight goals in his country's top flight and six in the Uefa Cup this season.
He is expected to be one of the stars of his national team when they make their World Cup finals debut in Germany this year.
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