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Juventus' Max Allegri: Talk of replacing Arsene Wenger at Arsenal 'not true'

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has denied claims that he is set to take over from Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.

Wenger suffered another defeat at the weekend when Arsenal lost 3-1 away to Liverpool, putting him under renewed scrutiny with his contract due to expire at the end of the season.

Allegri, 49, has led Juventus since 2014 and is on course to guide the club to a third consecutive Serie A title despite Sunday's 1-1 draw at Udinese.

While he has maintained that he has not spoken with Arsenal, Allegri did not rule out a possible switch in the future.

"I repeat what I have already said before -- it's not true," Allegri told his postmatch news conference.

"The second thing, even if there was something in it, the first to know and learn my wish to leave would be Juventus... I'm contracted until 2018.

"I'm not the one to decide my future -- Juventus will. It is they who decide because it's the way I work and have worked previously.

"When time passes, as we did last year, we will evaluate what to do.

"And if these rumours were true, Juventus would be the first to know and I haven't talked to Juventus yet."