arsene wenger has yet to decide whether to offer abou diaby a new contract but has hinted that the injury prone midfielder could have a future at arsenal beyond this summer diaby made his latest comeback from injury in a practice game on wednesday but has made just 22 appearances in the last five seasons at the emirates stadium with extended spells on the sidelines arsenal face liverpool in saturday's lunchtime kick off and while wenger is unlikely to throw diaby straight into a vital game in both clubs' seasons, he did suggest the french midfielder could earn a new deal, potentially on a pay as you play deal arsene wenger has yet to decide whether to offer abou diaby a new contract despite his injury troubles  diaby made his latest comeback from injury in a practice game on wednesday and could have a future  wenger said he has made it clear how he envisages the future for diaby at the north london club  diaby has featured just once this season, playing for 67 minutes in the capital one cup defeat by southampton in september but could get his chance in the barclays premier league run in 'i had a chat with him (diaby) and told him how i can envisage the future,' wenger said 'he has to make a decision 'of course he understands completely that he has to perform and to show that he can be present on a consistent way i will see where we go from there diaby has suffered 42 injuries during his arsenal career, keeping him out of action for a total of 226 weeks  wenger also hopes to find a positive solution to tie tomas rosicky down to a contract extension at arsenal  club captain mikel arteta (right) has also been out with injury and is another to secure to a contract extension  'i wouldn't like to go into details, we have to meet again to see where we go from what i told him it has to be linked a little bit with his presence' wenger also indicated he hoped to secure contract extensions for club captain mikel arteta and long serving midfielder tomas rosicky 2014  calf muscle strain, november 24  calf/shin, october 14  hip/thigh, july 26  groin/pelvis, april 22  2013  acl knee, march 27  calf/shin, february 23  illness, january 22  2012  thigh muscle strain, september 29  muscle, september 7  calf muscle strain, april 28  illness, april 23  hamstring, march 29  hamstring, march 3  2011  hamstring, november 26  ankle/foot, july 22  calf muscle strain, january 2  2010  calf muscle strain, december 30  ankle/foot, october 19  ankle/foot, october 4  ankle/foot, september 13  calf muscle strain, august 11  calf muscle strain, march 27  mcl knee ligament, february 17  calf muscle strain, january 20  2009  calf muscle strain, november 7  ankle/foot, october 10  groin strain, august 12  knee, july 27  thigh muscle strain, april 1  calf muscle strain, february 24  thigh muscle strain, january 31  2008  abdominal strain, november 22  thigh muscle strain, august 3  thigh muscle strain, april 25  calf muscle strain, march 7  calf muscle strain, february 8  2007  back, november 22  sprained ankle, august 14  concussion, april 20  sprained ankle, february 25  knee, february 2  2006  ankle/foot injury, may 1  42 injuries (one every 795 days) calf muscle 11, ankle/foot 6, thigh muscle 5, hamstring 3, sprained ankle 2, illness 2, calf/shin 2, knee 2, hip/thigh 1, groin/pelvis 1, acl knee 1, muscle injury 1, mcl knee ligament 1, groin strain 1, abdominal strain 1, back injury 1, concussion 1
wenger diaby the end of the season five seasons abou diaby's brentford arsenal
arsenal midfielder abou diaby's contract runs out at the end of the season  he had been expected to leave after 22 appearances across five seasons  but wenger has hinted a sign of progress could see him earn a new deal  read: diaby gets a game in friendly win over brentford  click here for all the latest arsenal news 