Emiliano Martinez

“I arrived back in Argentina and a week after I had the offer from Arsenal. They called my agent and my family and I thought it was all about signing a new contract for my club in Argentina because they wanted to offer me one at the time, but it was actually to sign for Arsenal.”

“I was always progressing and pushing my career forward.”

“I remember the day me and my brother ate and my mum and dad did not. I know what they did for me to reach the top.”

“But I believe I should have the chance to show how good I am at Arsenal.”

“I used to play up front so I always had the ability to play with the ball, even though I am 6ft 4in.”

“Thank you Arsenal. For me, I could not be happier to leave through the front door with the Arsenal fanbase supporting me and the club supporting me.”

“I have been fighting 10 years to win trophies, not just to reach a final.”

“Obviously I love Arsenal. But it's time for me to make it there or go somewhere else.”

“I had 11 years at the club, and even if it was a hard road for me, and I suffered through my time at Arsenal, today I am happy and I tried to show young goalies how work pays off.”

“Bernd Leno's injury has changed my career. Other great goalkeepers - such as Iker Casillas - have got their big opportunities when the first-choice keeper was injured.”

“My dream is to play for Arsenal, I've always said that and I believe I have everything that a keeper needs to play for Arsenal.”

“It's been up and down in my Arsenal career, to be honest.”

“I'm at an age now where I have a newborn baby and me and my wife want to settle. I'm tired of going on loan.”

“We came from a poor, poor family and for them to see me winning a trophy in front of 90,000 people and getting a medal would be something.”

“When you work hard, you are not going to be happy the whole time, you are going to have frustration, bad times in life.”

“The fact I have returned to Arsenal so many times is because they continued to believe I could become their No.1 goalkeeper.”

“The last loan spell, at Reading, was the one I enjoyed most. The manager, Jose Gomes, put a lot of faith in me and helped me develop.”

“A second-choice goalkeeper can sometimes say: 'Oh, it's a lack of games, it's different when you train compared to when you play.' But there is no excuse if you do everything right.”

“I remember for my Champions League debut against Anderlecht, my dad flew 27 hours to reach that game and he was crying all 95 minutes!”

“When I went to Reading last season. I said to myself, 'This is my last loan.' My body was always tired at the end of the season from travelling and not knowing what I was going to be doing next, so I made that challenge to myself that it was my last loan and I had to do well.”