Chief among them is that main creator Santi Cazorla is on the brink of a move to Arsenal.
“We are focused on the sporting side of things but when there are so many rumours it has to have an effect, also being away from Spain,” Pellegrini said.
“But we are calm because we have been working very well,” added the Chilean.
“We’ll see when we get back to Spain, see which rumours are true and which are not.
“Until there is a certain clarity about what is going on it’s not good to express opinions.”
