The 19-year-old spent the 2008/09 campaign on loan at Portsmouth, but made just 20 league appearances - scoring once - as the Fratton Park outfit flirted with relegation from the top-flight following the departure of manager Harry Redknapp to Tottenham Hotspur.
With first-team opportunities under Arsene Wenger again expected to be limited following the emergence of Kieran Gibbs at left-back and arrival of Andrey Arshavin on the left side of midfield, newly-promoted Birmingham City are reportedly keen on landing the French U21 international on loan.
"I haven't heard anything about that [Birmingham]. I want to stay at Arsenal this season. I don't really want to go out on loan," he told skysports.com.
"But if Arsene Wenger does not want me here and thinks that I need go out on loan again, I will see. I would prefer to stay.
"I am feeling good. I am feeling more hungry and eager to learn.
"I will have to speak with Arsene Wenger, at the moment I am just concentrating and working hard to try and be the best at training so that at some point he sees that I can push for a place."
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