Villarreal midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos has denied reports from his native country, Mexico that he is in a gay relationship with his teammate Matteo Musacchio.
The 25-year-old has a close friendship with Musacchio which prompted the report from Mexican magazine TVNostas.
The magazine reported that the two friends have been seeing each other for the last seven months.
Dos Santos however took to Twitter to deny the story.
“If I was gay, I would have no problem in saying so. Invent something else. Don't promote discrimination or sensationalism,” he said.
The Mexico international started his career in Barcelona before moving to Villarreal and is the elder brother to former Tottenham forward Giovani dos Santos.
Argentinian Musacchi has played for Villarreal since 2009, but has missed most of this season because of a broken leg before recently returning to action.