Milan midfielder Mathieu Flamini has hinted that he
could be open to a return to Arsenal.
The 25-year-old France international left The Gunners last
summer after failing to agree terms on a new deal, but initially
struggled for first-team football at the San Siro.
He has now started to establish himself in the Milan first-team
but, while he insists he is happy in Italy, he has refused to rule
out a move back to Emirates Stadium.
"Arsenal are in my heart and they will be in my heart forever,"
he told the BBC.
"I will always be an Arsenal fan and leaving was not easy.
"I miss my team-mates. I'm very happy at Milan, but after four
years at Arsenal we had very strong partnerships and it's normal to
miss your team-mates.
"Right now, I can't say if I would go back and play in England
again because I'm here and I'm enjoying every day of my life – I'm
having so much fun playing for this team – but we'll see. You never
know.
"Thankfully, I'm still in contact with them all because they're
still very important to me. I was very close to Cesc [Fabregas],
Tomas Rosicky and the African and French guys.
"Everyone could see on the pitch that me and Cesc were very
close and, off the pitch, we still are."
