Mamadou Niang wants to follow ex-Marseille teammate Samir Nasri to the Premiership.
Nasri has settled quickly at Arsenal after joining the Gunners from l'OM in the summer.
"Even if I think the team is more mature and better technically this season, we would have been even better with him," Niang told Nasri's official website.
"Putting the team on the right track was easy for him, and his controls and passes were the key in tough times.
"Of course playing in the best European league is a lifelong dream for me."