Arsenal full-back Gael Clichy has revealed his burning desire to become first-choice left-back for both club and country.
With Ashley Cole having departed the Gunners for Chelsea, the 22-year-old is hoping for an extended run in the first team after fully recovering from a broken foot, the latest in a long line of injury setbacks.
Clichy has slotted effortlessly into the Arsenal defence and is set to continue against Hamburg in the Champions League, when the home side will be missing William Gallas.
Already capped at Under-21 level by France, the full-back hopes it will only be a matter of time before he is pressing Lyons Eric Abidal for a starting place with Les Blues.
"When you play football at a great club like Arsenal, you want to be the best," Clichy declared.
"My first objective is to play my best football I can for the club, and the national team is a bonus. If I could catch the first French team, that would be amazing for me, but for now it is just Arsenal."
Clichy added: "The Under-21s was a great experience for me, but now I am looking forward and maybe in a few months I will be called up for the first-team, which would make me really happy."
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