Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, has admitted that Abou Diaby will be offered a new contract, if he proves his fitness.
The France midfielder has only played twice in as many seasons for the Gunners and his current deal runs out at the end of the season.
Diaby is on the verge of yet another comeback and Wenger has said that he might yet stay on at the Emirates.
“Diaby is on the fringe of coming back into full training but he is not there yet – he has a calf problem,” Wenger said.
“His injuries are never severe but little grade one tears. He is not available yet. ‘If Diaby is fully fit, he will have a new deal at Arsenal.”
Ahead of Saturday’s trip to the Britannia to face Stoke City, Wenger also revealed his injury concerns as his side seek to record a third fourth consecutive victory.
“We have to assess a few players today because we had some bad surprises with Nacho Monreal being out for tomorrow’s game,” he said.
“Hopefully Kieran Gibbs will be available and back in the team and we have to assess some other players like Laurent Koscielny and a few bumps and bruises that we got after the game on Wednesday. I’ll make that decision after training today.
“I would like to play Koscielny because he is a very important player in our squad, and ideally I hope he will be available tomorrow. That decision will only be made tomorrow morning. Koscielny is an inflammation of his achilles, the problem is that when he plays, the inflammation comes back.”
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