Medhi Benatia suggests he would return to AS Roma as he continues to be linked with a summer move to Arsenal.

The 29-year-old Moroccan defender is set to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season with Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels likely to move to the Allianz Arena.

The Emirates Stadium is seen as a likely destination for Benatia but he admits the possibility of heading back to the Stadio Olimpico, where he was prior to his 2014 shift to Bayern, is something that appeals to him.

"I would certainly do it, everyone knows that Rome is a special place for me," he said.

"So many people have remained in my heart."