AJAX star Jan Vertonghen has issued a 'come-and-get-me' plea to Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
The Belgian centre-back revealed he is desperate to link up with his international team-mate Thomas Vermaelen at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal have previously been linked with a £10million swoop for the 23-year-old left-sided defender after he made a series of impressive displays in the Eredivisie last season.
And Vertonghen claims the Gunners are keeping tabs on his progress with a view to a move next year.
He said: "I heard they made an enquiry along with a few other clubs. I read something in the newspapers.
"I have always said to myself I want one more year at Ajax, hopefully become a champion and then move.
"I am ambitious. I want to play in the Premier League. The Premier League is my favourite competition but I need one more year before I am ready. I always said I don't want to move this year so the clubs never came to me.
"They always went to Ajax and the club always said they didn't want to sell me so I will stay for another year."
Vertonghen admits it would be a dream for him to be reunited with former Ajax star Vermaelen in the Arsenal backline.
He added: "We have never played together in central defence, perhaps because we are both left-footed, either for Ajax or the national team.
"When he was at Ajax we were always playing together in the team but sometimes I played left-back and he played centre-back and sometimes the other way around.
"I lost a friend when he went to Arsenal but for my career it was good. We get on really well. I speak to him sometimes a few times a week.
"I see him with the national team and he sometimes comes back to Amsterdam for a few days when he is free and we hang out together.
"He is one of my best friends and I'm very happy he has been such a success at Arsenal. He tells me really good things about Arsenal and living in London."
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