Henrikh Mkhitaryan is hoping to stay at Roma on a permanent basis.

The Armenian has spent this season in Rome on loan from Arsenal.

There is no option to buy attached to the loan, but Mkhitaryan hopes they can reach an agreement.

"Of course I would like to be at Roma next season, not only next season [but] for another few years," Mkhitaryan said on the Futbol with Grant Wahl podcast.

"But I still have a contract with Arsenal and it's not up to me. It's up to Arsenal and Roma if they will agree on terms of the transfer fee.

"So my thinking is to train hard, to play hard, to look forward to what's going to happen.

"Of course, if I'm not going to stay at Roma I have to go back to Arsenal. I'm not complaining, football life changes so quickly so you have to be ready to play wherever you are.

"If not in Rome, I'm going to go back and play for Arsenal, if not, I'm going to stay here and play for Rome."