Thomas Vermaelen insists he's committed to Arsenal.

Per Mertesacker and Laurent ­Koscielny have become the Gunners' top defensive pairing.

But ­Belgian centre-back Vermaelen, 28, said: "I'm still confident I can play for this club.

"I keep reading that I want to leave. But that's not the case."

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