Tomas Rosicky has revealed he considered leaving Arsenal in January following a lack of first-team football , but hopes to play a full part in the Gunners ' end-of-season run-in . After not starting in the Barclays Premier League until the Boxing Day win over QPR , the Czech playmaker has now chalked up some 23 appearances overall as Arsenal moved back into the top four and also booked a place in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley . Rosicky , 34 , has not ruled out extending his stay at the Emirates Stadium club , which has been hampered by an unfortunate series of injuries . Tomas Rosicky has revealed he considered leaving Arsenal in January following a lack of first-team football . 'Since the start of the year things have improved , the team has started to play better football and what 's more I 'm playing . Compared to the first six months , it 's much better . We 'll see how it goes from here , ' Rosicky said to Czech press , quoted by www.isport.blesk.cz . ' I do n't really know [ why I did n't play ] . It 's a good question , I would also like to know . 'The coach gave me a chance towards the end the year and then began to give me more playing time . I do n't know , maybe it was a watershed moment . ' Rosicky , seen with Olivier Giroud , hopes to play a full part in the Gunners ' end-of-season run-in . Rosicky added : 'We had talked about [ me leaving in January ] in previous meetings back in September and October , but then the market closed and I could n't do anything . 'When you do n't play a single game in December and the market opens , [ the prospect of leaving ] is obviously on the agenda . Then you start to have second thoughts . 'It was an exception for me though , I really thought about it . Then Arsenal said stay and that was that . Rosicky , 34 , has not ruled out extending his stay at the Emirates Stadium come the end of the season . 'The rest of the season will go quickly , then we 'll look for a solution . 'Arsenal is still an option for me next season , the ball is in their court . When I get back from international duty we will start to talk about it . 'There are two options open to me [ stay at Arsenal or go elsewhere ] . At the moment I am in a situation where I make the decision . ' Rosicky fights for the ball with Bayern Munich ace David Alaba in the Champions League . Captain Mikel Arteta is another player whose future has to be resolved , the Spaniard out of contract in the summer , but expected to be offered a one-year extension . Arsenal have most of their first-team squad away on international duty . German midfielder Mesut Ozil missed the win at Newcastle on Saturday through a minor illness , but was subsequently spotted in a Berlin nightclub . While Ozil was set to leave for Germany on Saturday night anyway , Arsenal are expected to seek the player 's version of events when he reports back for training ahead of the crucial Premier League match with Liverpool on April 4 . Captain Mikel Arteta is another player whose future has to be resolved , Spaniard out of contract in the summer . German midfielder Mesut Ozil missed the win at Newcastle on Saturday through a minor illness .
Tomas Rosicky wants to play big part in the remainder of Arsenal 's last January . Midfielder reveals he considered leaving north London season . Czech playmaker has now chalked up some 23 appearances overall . The 34-year-old has not ruled out extending his Emirates Stadium stay . CLICK HERE for all the latest Arsenal news .