Bacary Sagna: 'Arsenal are my family'

Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna has paid tribute to the club which he says is "like a family" to him.

The Frenchman has spent five years at the Emirates Stadium since moving from Auxerre in 2007, and has recently been linked with a move to Inter Milan after hitting out at the club in the summer.

However, Sagna has developed into arguably the most consistent right-back in the Premier League during his tenure at the Gunners and admits that he is still loving life in North London.

"It has been magic. I've enjoyed a lot playing for Arsenal and I still love it," Sagna told Arsenal Player. "Every time I go to the pitch, I just give 100% for the team.

"[The club] is like my family. My personal family is in France but I feel at home here, I feel happy to come training and I feel relaxed. There are not many big clubs where you feel that confident.

"I think I have progressed a lot - that was my target, to come to such a big club and improve. I am very calm compared to when I came, I used to be a bit stressed before games but now I am totally relaxed because of my teammates and the manager."

Arsenal host Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby on Saturday.