Thursday, 21st August, 2014
Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby believes that the current crop at the club have the ability to win the Premier League title.
Diaby has been plagued by injuries in recent years, but made his comeback against Norwich at the end of last season and has continued to build up his fitness over the summer.
The Frenchman was at Wembley to watch Arsenal lift the FA Cup and is aiming to be involved over the course of the current campaign as he bids to push for inclusion in Didier Deschamps' France squad.
And Euro 2016 is the aim, Diaby told his club's site: "I’m still young and there is the European Championship in France in 2016. I definitely want to be part of that. Didier Deschamps spoke with me after I got injured, but not since then."
For now, on the domestic front, Diaby is full of confidence about what Arsene Wenger's men can achieve, with the Premier League title a realistic goal, in the midfielder's view.
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"Of course [we can win it]. Even last year, we showed that we were close and unfortunately we dropped a bit at the end", he explained.
"We always face a season with that desire, to win the league.
"Last season was the FA Cup, hopefully this season it will be the league. That’s what we want."
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