'Arsenal, desperate to end the Nicolas Anelka saga, last night (Sunday) chartered a private plane to persuade the unhappy striker to return to London for a meeting with Arsene Wenger and David Dein,' says Soccernet. But Anelka is apparently 'adamant' that he's not setting foot in London again.

Anelka, they say, returned to Paris from Martinique at the weekend, but there's no indication as to when this meeting is to happen.

This whole thing is getting more and more ridiculous.