Wojciech Szczesny has confirmed he wants to stay at Roma in the summer after a successful loan spell.

The Polish international has missed only four Serie A games this season and was at his best for Roma on Monday, holding league top scorer Gonzalo Higuain at bay in a 1-0 victory that ensured Juventus will win the Scudetto and all but secured Champions League football for Luciano Spalletti’s side.

Having departed Arsenal following the signing of Petr Cech Szczesny has received the first team opportunities he craved – and lost in the second half of last season to David Ospina after being caught smoking in the dressing room following a 2-0 defeat to Southampton.

And the 26-year-old is keen to remain at Roma once his loan deal expires at the end of the season.

He told Il Messagero: “I want to stay. It's not all up to me, obviously. I want it to happen, and I know Roma and Arsenal are talking about it, so we'll see what happens.”

Speaking to reporters earlier he admitted that he had no guarantees over a return to the Eternal City but admitted his future remained in doubt: “Next year in Rome? I don't know.

“I know what you know, that the clubs are talking about it.”

How Arsenal fell out of the title race 9 show all How Arsenal fell out of the title race 1/9 Out of the running Arsenal are all but certain to miss out on the Premier League title once more - but how did their title challenge fall apart?



Standard Sport examines the run of results that has seen Arsenal fall out of contention. Paul Gilham/Getty Images 2/9 Arsenal 2 Leicester 1 Date: February 14



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 2 points



A remarkable comeback capped by Danny Welbeck's last-minute header in his first appearance since April 2015 had Arsenal fans believing this would be their year.



At half-time they trailed Leicester by seven points thanks to Jamie Vardy's penalty but goals from Theo Walcott and Welbeck slashed that gap to just two. 3/9 Manchester United 3 Arsenal 2 Date: February 28



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 5 points



Against an under-strength side missing Wayne Rooney Arsenal were favourites to claim a rare victory at Old Trafford. However disastrous defending from the visitors gave 18-year-old Marcus Rashford two goals and Arsenal faced a huge task to get back into the game.



Welbeck and Mesut Ozil struck for Wenger's side but Ander Herrera's third was to be the decisive blow for Arsenal. 4/9 Arsenal 1 Swansea 2 Date: March 2



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 5 points



After Leicester had dropped points against West Brom the night before Arsenal seemed well-placed to take advantage. Joel Campbell gave the Gunners an early lead but calamitous defending allowed Wayne Routledge to equalise before a mistake from Petr Cech gifted Ashley Williams a winner. 5/9 Tottenham 2 Arsenal 2 Date: March 5



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 8 points (before Leicester played Watford)



A creditable draw under normal circumstances but Arsenal were left cursing Francis Coquelin's red card on 55 minutes. At that stage they had been leading 1-0 through Aaron Ramsey's goal but a one-two punch from Toby Alderweireld and Harry Kane gave Spurs the lead.



Alexis Sanchez claimed a late equaliser for the Gunners but there was a looming sense it might not be enough. 6/9 Everton 0 Arsenal 2 Date: March 19



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 11 points



Back to winning ways in impressive style, Welbeck struck early but it was Nigerian youngster Alex Iwobi, fresh from a start away to Barcelona, who stole the show with the second goal. 7/9 Arsenal 4 Watford 0 Date: April 2



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 8 points



Arsenal continued their winning run with one of their most clinical performances over recent months. Alexis Sanchez scored the opener in the first four minutes before Iwobi, Hector Bellerin and Walcott added sheen to a win that kept the Gunners faint title hopes alive. 8/9 West Ham 3 Arsenal 3 Date: April 9



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 10 points



Another occasion when Arsenal's performance was not necessarily to be found wanting but the result did little to aid their slim title hopes. It all seemed so different two minutes before half-time, when goals from Ozil and Sanchez had set the visitors on course for a comfortable victory.



But Arsenal could not deal with Andy Carroll, who scored a hat-trick in eight minutes either side of half-time, and needed a scrappy goal on 70 minutes from Laurent Koscielny to earn a point. 9/9 Arsenal 1 Crystal Palace 1 Date: April 17



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 13 points



A scrappy draw in front of an Emirates missing several thousand fans. Arsenal did not necessarily deserve Sanchez's opener on the stroke of half-time but they ought to have been able to hold on to their advantage against a poor Palace side.



However Petr Cech failed to keep out a tame effort from Yannick Bolasie and Arsenal suddenly found themselves in a battle with the Manchester sides for a top four place. 2016 Getty Images 1/9 Out of the running Arsenal are all but certain to miss out on the Premier League title once more - but how did their title challenge fall apart?



Standard Sport examines the run of results that has seen Arsenal fall out of contention. Paul Gilham/Getty Images 2/9 Arsenal 2 Leicester 1 Date: February 14



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 2 points



A remarkable comeback capped by Danny Welbeck's last-minute header in his first appearance since April 2015 had Arsenal fans believing this would be their year.



At half-time they trailed Leicester by seven points thanks to Jamie Vardy's penalty but goals from Theo Walcott and Welbeck slashed that gap to just two. 3/9 Manchester United 3 Arsenal 2 Date: February 28



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 5 points



Against an under-strength side missing Wayne Rooney Arsenal were favourites to claim a rare victory at Old Trafford. However disastrous defending from the visitors gave 18-year-old Marcus Rashford two goals and Arsenal faced a huge task to get back into the game.



Welbeck and Mesut Ozil struck for Wenger's side but Ander Herrera's third was to be the decisive blow for Arsenal. 4/9 Arsenal 1 Swansea 2 Date: March 2



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 5 points



After Leicester had dropped points against West Brom the night before Arsenal seemed well-placed to take advantage. Joel Campbell gave the Gunners an early lead but calamitous defending allowed Wayne Routledge to equalise before a mistake from Petr Cech gifted Ashley Williams a winner. 5/9 Tottenham 2 Arsenal 2 Date: March 5



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 8 points (before Leicester played Watford)



A creditable draw under normal circumstances but Arsenal were left cursing Francis Coquelin's red card on 55 minutes. At that stage they had been leading 1-0 through Aaron Ramsey's goal but a one-two punch from Toby Alderweireld and Harry Kane gave Spurs the lead.



Alexis Sanchez claimed a late equaliser for the Gunners but there was a looming sense it might not be enough. 6/9 Everton 0 Arsenal 2 Date: March 19



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 11 points



Back to winning ways in impressive style, Welbeck struck early but it was Nigerian youngster Alex Iwobi, fresh from a start away to Barcelona, who stole the show with the second goal. 7/9 Arsenal 4 Watford 0 Date: April 2



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 8 points



Arsenal continued their winning run with one of their most clinical performances over recent months. Alexis Sanchez scored the opener in the first four minutes before Iwobi, Hector Bellerin and Walcott added sheen to a win that kept the Gunners faint title hopes alive. 8/9 West Ham 3 Arsenal 3 Date: April 9



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 10 points



Another occasion when Arsenal's performance was not necessarily to be found wanting but the result did little to aid their slim title hopes. It all seemed so different two minutes before half-time, when goals from Ozil and Sanchez had set the visitors on course for a comfortable victory.



But Arsenal could not deal with Andy Carroll, who scored a hat-trick in eight minutes either side of half-time, and needed a scrappy goal on 70 minutes from Laurent Koscielny to earn a point. 9/9 Arsenal 1 Crystal Palace 1 Date: April 17



Gap to league leaders: Arsenal trail Leicester by 13 points



A scrappy draw in front of an Emirates missing several thousand fans. Arsenal did not necessarily deserve Sanchez's opener on the stroke of half-time but they ought to have been able to hold on to their advantage against a poor Palace side.



However Petr Cech failed to keep out a tame effort from Yannick Bolasie and Arsenal suddenly found themselves in a battle with the Manchester sides for a top four place. 2016 Getty Images

Szczesny has not missed a game for Roma since late November and has kept eight clean sheets in all competitions this season.

With Cech firmly ensconced as Arsenal’s number one Wenger faces the risk of losing two senior goalkeepers this summer. David Ospina is considering his future at the club after making just 12 appearances in all competitions since the former Chelsea keeper’s arrival.