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Pires shuns future plans before Barca game

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By Richard Clarke Robert Pires will not let talk about his future interfere with preparations for the Champions League Final. It is possible that Wednesday’s clash with Barcelona could be the 32-year-old’s last game in a six-year spell with Arsenal. He is out of contract in the summer and has been talking to other clubs for sometime, including vanquished Semi-Finalists Villarreal. For his part Arsène Wenger is hopeful Pires will stay. "The situation is quite simple at the moment," said the French midfielder. "We’ve got the Final coming up and we're going to focus on that and then afterwards I'll decide whether I’m going to stay or leave." "At the moment I honestly don't know what I'm going to do. I can say that Arsenal has been a fantastic Club for me at every level and in every sense but I need to think as to whether I’m going to stay here or try going to another country." "But I think at the moment we need to really concentrate on th