Freddie Ljungberg has said that he has no reason to leave Arsenal.

Tottenham and West Ham were linked as likely destination for the 29-year-old while there was also interest from Italy and Spain.

Despite that and the increased competition for a place in the Arsenal midfield, Ljungberg said: “I live to win things and we are doing that at Arsenal so I see no point in me leaving. I love Arsenal.”

Ljungberg says that he has set his sights on winning the UEFA Champions League.

The last 16 of the competition gets underway next week with Arsenal facing PSV Eindhoven.

Ljungberg, who is currently recovering from injury, is hoping Gunners can reach this season’s final as he wants to erase the memory of last year’s painful defeat to Barcelona.

“It was a major boost for the whole team to get to the Champions League final last season,” said Ljungberg.

“We did struggle in the Premiership, particularly during the winter months. It is a physical game and we dropped a lot of points.”

“But we beat some big teams to get through to the final and then we were underdogs against Barcelona.”

“I think we played really well and it still really hurts that they scored the winning goal with just ten minutes to go. It’s hard to take and I can’t stop thinking about it.”

“Pain is never good but this pain is good for us because we are hurting and we want to go one better this year and win the final. We didn’t feel justice was done.”

“I am desperate to get back to the final and win it. I haven’t watched the whole game on video since then, just the important moments.”

“It makes me angry when see that goal, I would like us to play Barcelona again this season.”