Wenger reiterates desire to keep Aliadiere and Ljungberg

JEREMIE ALIADIERE wants to stay and fight for his place at Arsenal but admits he may be forced to leave if he fails to secure regular first-team football.

Arsene Wenger has reiterated his desire to keep the young French striker at the Emirates Stadium in the wake of his impressive outing against Liverpool this week.

And Aliadiere, who joined the Gunners in 1999, has admitted: “All I said was that I wanted to play. That’s my priority. I want to play football.