Steven N’Zonzi fuels Arsenal transfer speculation by hinting he wants to play for bigger club than Sevilla
Former Stoke and Blackburn midfielder has been linked with a move to the Premier League
STEVEN N'ZONZI has handed Arsenal a massive boost by claiming he wants to play for a bigger club.
The midfielder, who has been heavily linked with a summer transfer to the Gunners, is currently plying his trade with Sevilla.
But speaking at a World Cup press conference today, the France star has hinted he could be set for a move to a "big team".
The former Stoke and Blackburn man said: “I am feeling very good at Seville but they are not the biggest club in Europe.
“Playing with high profile players in a big team could be a good progression for me.
“We all know that the transfer window is open but we don’t talk about it that much.
"There is a big tournament coming up and changing teams is not the main worry in the group.”
If N'Zonzi ends up signing for the Gunners, he will be playing alongside Ainsley Maitland-Niles after the youngster signed a new long-term deal.
The versatile Gunners ace, 20, has been at the club since he was just nine-years-old and has now committed his future to the Emirates side.
Maitland-Niles made 28 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal last season, across the midfield and in defence.
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The midfielder - who will wear No15 next season, rather than No30 - became the Gunners' second-youngest Champions League debutant in December 2014, aged just 17.
A Premier League bow four days later followed, before he spent the 2015-16 season on loan at Championship side Ipswich.
Maitland-Niles made 30 appearances, scoring twice and winning the Tractor Boys' Player of the Month award, in his sole season at Portman Road.
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