Viktor Gyokeres has insisted he has no desire to leave Arsenal despite falling down the pecking order this season, saying "I want to!" when asked if he was staying with the Gunners.
The Sweden striker, 28, has started just once for the Premier League champions this term, with Mikel Arteta preferring Kai Havertz to lead the line. That has led to suggestions that Gyokeres, who joined last summer for £63.5 million, could consider his future.
Gyokeres speaks on his Arsenal situation
Speaking to Fotbollskanalen and TV4, Gyokeres said: "It feels good when I've played. We've won most of the games. It was a tough loss in the cup [Fleetwood]. Otherwise it's felt good for myself and the team. I've been doing well lately when I've been playing. Right now it feels good."
He added: "The communication with [Mikel] Arteta is good. We talk about football and how we should play. Before a match, if I'm going to start, we talk about the opponents and what I should think about."
Record and response to criticism
Gyokeres ended his maiden Premier League campaign with Arsenal with 14 goals but is yet to score in the league this season. He has, however, found the net in the Champions League, recording a goal and an assist against Slavia Prague before Arsenal's final game before the international break against Hull. The former Sporting Lisbon player has also scored 10 goals in 11 international appearances.
His position at Arsenal has been scrutinised by others, with CBS Sports pundit Nigel Reo-Coker recently claiming Arteta "doesn't trust" the striker to start big matches after he featured in the Carabao Cup loss to League Two Fleetwood Town.
Gyokeres said such criticism does not bother him: "Sometimes it might get to me, but overall not so much. If I score goals and assists in the Champions League, I couldn't care less what they say. It's nice to do those kinds of performances. To deliver for myself and for the team. That's where the focus lies. It's natural too. It's what gets the most headlines and what sticks the most when people listen. I understand that's how it is."
