Southampton were hoping to bring Arsenal defender Calum Chambers back to St Mary’s this season, but have seen their loan bid rejected by Arsene Wenger, according to the Mirror.
The England international only joined the club last season for £16m, and played a surprisingly large part in our campaign. He was deployed largely as a right-back, but arguably enjoyed most success at centre-back. And that is clearly where Wenger sees the 20-year-old in the future, as he has been utilised in a more central role in pre-season.
Despite the fact that Chambers is likely to be some way down the pecking order this season – with the likes of Laurent Koscielny, Per Mertesacker, and Gabriel Paulista ahead of him – Wenger is still keen to keep him at the club.
For the first time in years we have excellent strength in depth at centre-back, and it would be foolish to throw that away – regardless of how much Chambers might benefit from more regular first team football.
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The promising youngster looks like he may well have a bright future for both club and country, and his versatility could see him afforded a decent amount of game time this season.
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