"I don't know anything," he told the Brazilian press. "Corinthians are a great club and I won't say I wouldn't like to play there.
"I'll arrive in Rio de Janeiro to know what's going on. But I'll keep focusing on my job."
This is despite earlier comments from the player's agent: "There is interest from Liverpool," said Giuliano Aranda. "But there have been no talks between me and that club."
Dede had also being linked with Manchester United, Chelsea, Benfica and AC Milan, with Aranda seemingly determined to bring his player to Europe this summer, but it now looks as though he could be staying in his home country.
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