Santi Cazorla is keen to stay at Arsenal (Picture: Getty Images)

Santi Cazorla has ruled out leaving Arsenal this summer much to the delight of the club’s fans everywhere.

The tiny Spaniard has been heavily linked with a move away, with Atletico Madrid amongst his suitors and the media claiming that the player is unhappy with life at Arsenal.

But Cazorla, who has never seemed unhappy with anything in his life, told reporters in New York he was more than content to stay in London.

‘I am staying, I’m very happy playing for Arsenal and the team now is more strong with the new players,’ he said. ‘I hope we win the trophy for the fans.’




It’s not quite clear where the rumours that he wasn’t happy have sprung from but it’s good to have him come out and at least confirm that it’s all a load of nonsense.

Some outlets have cited his lack of playing time as the reason he is not happy but last season he made a total of 46 appearances for the club [41 starts] and that in a season when he suffered some injury problems like most of the Arsenal squad.

As you can see, to use his appearances as the basis for claiming that he’s not happy is simply ridiculous.

At the start of the summer he did put Arsenal fans on alert when he said he would look at his future after the World Cup, but given that he just signed a new contract not that long ago and he is a real favourite with the fans it always seemed like he would be staying at the club despite rumours to the contrary.

Cazorla featured for Arsenal against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night, making his first appearance of pre-season after returning from his holiday after international duty.

While he couldn’t help Arsenal overcome the MLS side, he will be delighted to have finally got some pre-season minutes under his tiny belt.

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