Nasri's leaving. Sort of...

Depending on which rag you pick up in the morning or which information superhighway sites you log on to, you will have no doubt been alarmed, if not a little confused, by Samir Nasri’s unrest this morning.

“Nasri is eyeing a move” roared the headline in The Sun, pointing to his “frustration with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger”.

Online football site TribalFootball also picked up on Nasri’s frustration, telling us: “Arsenal star Nasri fed-up with wide role.”

Over at the Metro, however, Nasri had accepted that Cesc Fabregas is leaving Arsenal and is keen to fill his boots once he’s gone. “Samir Nasri: I want to be Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas replacement,” the headline told us.

But why the confusion? Maybe it’s because what really happened is the following:

• Nasri played in the centre for France at the weekend.
• After they won, a reporter asked him: “You seemed comfortable in the middle. Did you enjoy playing in the centre?”
• Nasri replied: “That's how I was formed. In every age group at youth level, I often played through the middle. I've been playing out wide for two years with Arsenal, but feel more at ease in the centre of the pitch."

No mention of requesting a move (to Bracelona, the middle of the pitch or anywhere else); no mention of “frustration” with Wenger; no mention of Fabregas; and no mention of being fed up then?

There lies a quick lesson in how the media works.