Merida: I want to stay and succeed

Midfielder Fran Merida has denied that he is looking to move away from the club and says that all he wants is to prove himself at Arsenal.

There have been rumours that the Spaniard has agreed to play for Atletico Madrid next season, but these have been denied by Merida, who says that the only club he's talking to is Arsenal.

Merida said: "I've played five games in total [before the Everton match].

"Obviously you always want to play, and I'm at an age where you need to really - in the last two seasons maybe I didn't have a run of games so it's a bit difficult.

"But I'm trying to train really hard, because I don't play that much, and to show the boss that I am ready - that's all I can do.

"At the moment I'm in talks with the boss. I told him I needed a bit of time - the first thing in my mind is definitely to stay here, but I have to look at a few things and we'll see how things progress.

"My agent and I are only talking to Arsenal at the moment, though, and nobody else - first of all I want to see how my situation looks here and then I'll decide what to do."

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