Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has denied reports he is interested in signing Jonathan Woodgate from rivals Spurs.
Reports recently linked the Gunners with the injury-prone player but Wenger maintains there is no movement on the search for central defensive cover and he had not approached counterpart Harry Redknapp about a possible deal.
"That was not on our mind at all, completely out of the blue," Wenger said.
"I like Woodgate as a player, but we are not after him."
Wenger feels the imminent return of Sebastien Squillaci from a hamstring problem makes the defensive situation "much easier".
The Gunners boss said: "We are nowhere near (signing a central defender). At the moment I am not too confident."
Spurs boss Redknapp told the Daily Telegraph: "Is he going to Arsenal? No, not a chance.
"We want to keep him. He's out of contract in the summer, so if we let him out on loan then we're giving him away.
"He's had 45 minutes against a QPR team Neil Warnock sent up, but I think they were waiters from Shepherd's Bush. We beat them about 10-0 so it wasn't a great test."
Arsenal are expected to complete a £10million deal for Southampton starlet Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 17, this week.
