Former Arsenal striker Carlos Vela has denied suggestions that his old club could re-sign him due to a buy-back clause included in his move to La Liga side Real Socdiedad last summer.
Vela switched from the Gunners to the Basque outfit last July for around £4m, having enjoyed a successful loan spell at Sociedad the campaign before.
Arsenal included a buy-black clause in the deal to give them the opportunity to bring the 23-year-old back to the Emirates if they wanted, although Vela has poured cold water on speculation that he would return.
The Mexican international claims that he is happy with Real Sociedad, who he has helped to sixth in the Spanish top-flight this season scoring 11 goals.
"I've never regretted signing for Real and the results prove me right," said Vela.
"I think my decision to stay at Real is looking more and more like the right one. I've never regretted coming back. I came because I trusted the team and I thought we could get better.
"After being here for a year and knowing what my teammates are like on and off the pitch, it makes it easier to decide whether to stay or go to a new team, where you don't know what's going to happen," revealed Vela.
"The team has proven that it is very good, that we have excellent players and we can compete with anyone.
"I'm talking about giving more, not just this season, but over the coming years. I think the team can improve even more. We can do better than we are now."
Arsene Wenger had high hopes for Vela when he signed the Mexico forward back in 2005, after he had helped his country win the FIFA U-17 World Cup finishing the tournament as top scorer.
But Vela failed to settle in England, and was loaned out to Salamanca, Osasuna and West Brom before a temporary deal with Real Sociedad turned permanent.
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