Wojciech Szczesny admits he will stay at Arsenal for his entire career
The Polish goalkeeper did not even have a shot to save during the FA Cup final on Saturday as Arsenal cruised to a comfortable 4-0 win over Aston Villa.
But Szczesny, 25, faces a much tougher battle in the coming weeks, after losing his place in Arsenal's Premier League team - and with a new goalkeeper, possibly Chelsea's Petr Cech, set to arrive at the Emirates this summer as manager Arsene Wenger strengthens his team.
Szczesny was first choice up until January, when his erratic form, plus revelations that he had been caught smoking in the showers after the 2-0 defeat at Southampton, saw him replaced by Spaniard David Ospina - except for cup games.
The Pole's future looks bleak even after the Wembley triumph but he is determined he will not be forced out.
Szczesny said: "People like to speculate, but I'm happy where I am. I've got all the support in the world from the manager.
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"I've had lots of conversations with him so you can stop your gossip now because I'm here for good. I will definitely stay at Arsenal.
"It's been a season of ups and downs but we've finished very strongly and topped it off on Saturday with a great performance.
"I'm grateful to the manager. He's been very good to me during the past couple of months, which have not been easy. He's shown me all the support in the world and I'm very thankful he let me play in the final. I didn't really get a chance to disappoint him today, but I'm very happy with the clean sheet."