Josh Sims became the latest in a long line of
Southampton academy graduates to move into the public consciousness with an exhilarating debut against Everton on Sunday.
With Chambers» fellow
Southampton academy graduate and England international Luke Shaw supporting Januzaj or Di Maria on the left flank, however, Wenger probably thought Chambers would be better on the right than young Hector Bellerin.
The Arsenal boss feels it will be «a big damage» to the club should the 23 - year - old leave north London after the huge investment in the former
Southampton Academy graduate.
Not exact matches
Not only has the 23 - year old
graduate of the
Southampton academy failed to secure a regular first team place since coming to north London as a highly rated and promising teenager, but a quick look at the recent trophy success of the two clubs would suggest that playing for Chelsea is more likely to fill up your trophy room.
I was getting a little concerned about the young Arsenal and England international star Calum Chambers and his place in the current Gunners side and I would not be surprised if the
graduate from the
Southampton academy had not been thinking the same at times this summer.
Southampton have a great history of producing top quality homegrown talent, with the likes of Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana among the
academy graduates poached by bigger clubs last summer, while Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain are other notable examples from the past.
Southampton have yet again seen some of their
academy graduates in the first team.
Two of tomorrow's major players will be
graduates from the
Southampton academy, a highly regarded
academy that continues to produce excellent footballers.
Southampton's high - spec new training facility Staplewood has its walls adorned with every player to have
graduated from the
academy so the current crop can aim for the top.
Mr. Wilson, who
graduated from the Suffolk County Police
Academy in 1989 and has served as chief of
Southampton Village police since 2006, replaces the outgoing chief, James Overton.