Last season he scored just twice in 18 games during an unhappy loan spell in Holland with NEC Nijmegen who were eventually relegated at the end of last season, same fate he suffered in
his first loan spell with German side FSV Frankfurt.
Not exact matches
First up is
loaned - out German forward Lukas Podolski, who has not had the best of
spells in Serie A with Inter Milan this season.
but yea akpom could still use a
loan spell in the championship before his promotion to the
first team.
Emmanuel Frimpong failed to impress Arsene Wenger in the
first team outings he has been handed and following an injury curtailed
loan spell at Wolves last term the defensive midfielder has been sent to Charlton Athletic until January.
Good to hear Maitland Niles get praise from his
loan spell and have to say the boy looks tough, very powerful looking youngster and I hope his manager is right about making Arsenal's
first team.
He enjoyed a successful
loan spell with Notts County last year, but has found himself back in the
first - team frame at Bolton since the change in boss.
After as many as four
loan spells away from the Emirates, it really does seem as though the Costa Rican has finally established himself as a
first - team player.
Charlie Taylor has spent a number of
spells out on
loan during his time in the Leeds United
first - team set - up, but became more of a regular last term when he made 25 appearances in all competitions.
Francis Coquelin is a perfect example of the latter as he used his
loan spell at Charlton last season to help establish himself in the Arsenal
first team and he hasn't looked back since.
Victor Moses» talent has been obvious ever since his time at Wigan, which is why Chelsea bought him in the
first place, but over a series of vaguely unsatisfying
loan spells there's been a sense that nobody really knew what to do with him.
The 27 year old has never looked capable of forging a spot as a
first team regular at Arsenal and Wenger will seek to find a permanent buyer for the Swiss international in preference to sending him out for another
loan spell.
However, since the emergence of 23 - year - old Thibaut Courtois into the Chelsea
first - team at the beginning of the 2014 - 15 campaign — following a three - year
loan spell with Atletico Madrid — the youngster has been firmly established as the club's number one, ahead of Blues legend Cech.
However, upon retuning to Chelsea from his
loan spell in the Championship the attacker was anxious to find
first - team action and sealed a move to Welsh side Swansea in order to fulfill this.
Campbell seems to be going to Palermo Rosicky should go somewhere for his sake to play some football Flamini should go anywhere but here Hayden, Biyelik, Zelalem, Gnabry and Akpom all look to be on our
first team according to Arsenal.com and they can all use a
loan spell to get some games under their belts.
The 22 - year - old rose through the ranks of the Arsenal youth academy and began to break into the
first team during the 2011/12 season, but
loan spells with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham were flanked by a second serious cruciate knee ligament injury in 2012.
Bamford spent the
first half of this season on a frustrating
loan spell at Crystal Palace, but returned to Stamford Bridge over Christmas having failed to make a Premier League start under Alan Pardew.
After returning from a
loan spell at Championship side Derby County in January, the 19 - year - old went straight into
first team contention and was handed a start in the Merseyside derby against Everton the following month.
He, like Coquelin, came from a Charlton
loan spell, and like Coquelin he provided some athletic and dogged performances breaking up opposition attacks and playing to his strengths during his
first season.
The 21 year old striker, who has scored 19 goals in all competitions this term, is seemingly keen to only return to Chelsea if there is the offer of
first team football and isn't too keen on yet another
loan spell.
Still, in the same way that Kane did not seem to gain much from
loan spells away from Spurs before becoming
first choice upfront this season, it seems he may have little more developing to do at a lower level.
The 23 - year - old broke into the Basque club's
first team last season after a successful
loan spell in the Spanish second tier with Valladolid.
A good preseason will get him championship
loan spell or to Holland
first division.
A pacey and strong striker, Brown could feature for Chelsea's
first team in the near future as his
loan spell comes to an end in May of 2017.
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Kalas is best known amongst Chelsea fans for his performance in the 2 - 0 victory at Anfield during the closing stages of the 2013/14 season, that helped to deny Liverpool the title, but he has otherwise not been close to the
first team picture at Stamford Bridge and has previously had a
spell on
loan at Vitesse Arnhem.
Premier League leaders Chelsea have today confirmed that young Czech Republic international defender Tomas Kalas has joined high flying Championship outfit on
loan, after he returned from a disappointing
spell at Cologne in the
first half of the season that saw Kalas struggle to break into the Bundesliga side's
first team picture.
Six years on from that
loan spell and Wilshere has only made 80 Premier League starts for Arsenal and so with the addition of Xhaka as well as competition for places in midfield, it seems that Wenger feels it is best he gets
first team football elsewhere.
Van Ginkel has now been
loaned out four times by Chelsea, following previous
spells at AC Milan, Stoke City and a
first spell at PSV last season.
Both Amos and Johnstone are England youth internationals who are highly rated but have struggled for
first team appearances at their parent club, largely making their
first steps in the game in
loan spells at Football League clubs where they have consistently impressed.
Arsenal fans will be hoping to see the back of him, and as he surely has no future in the
first - team plans of Wenger, a late compromise could see him make the move to the KC Stadium, where he would be reunited with his former manager Steve Bruce, whom he played under in a
loan spell at Birmingham City.
These guys desperately need game time, I personally would like to see them a yearly
loan spell (
first Chambers, then Hayden) to boost their development.
Don't get me wrong Arsenal fans, because I love what Francis Coquelin has done for the Gunners since an injury crisis forced Arsene Wenger to not only recall him early from his latest
loan spell but play him in the
first team as well.
For the
first duo mentioned above, the
loan spells away from Liverpool will arguably be good for their long - term prospects at Anfield as they will hope to gain experience and develop their all - round game with more playing time.
Liverpool have made the
first addition to their squad this January, reportedly recalling highly regarded youngster Jordan Ibe from a
loan spell at Derby County.
The defender has been on
loan for several years now, and despite impressing in
spells at Vitesse and now Fulham, he has admitted that he probably won't make it to the
first team anytime soon.
Still, given how much Cuadrado caught the eye in his
first spell in Italy, it is little surprise to see Juve express an interest in bringing him back this summer, with Marotta quoted as saying: «If Chelsea opened the
loan, we would be happy.»
Wenger opted to usher Campbell into the Arsenal
first team after his superb showing at the 2014 World Cup finals but offered him just four Premier League appearances before he was sent out to Villarreal for yet another
loan spell.
The former Real Madrid trainee has now been on the books of Espanyol for seven years, but it took Casilla plenty of time to establish himself
first choice at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, with
loan spells at Cadiz and Cartagena helping him to establish himself as the best man for the job at Espanyol.
Another one plucked from the u-21 set - up, Jones has yet to make his
first team debut for the Reds but has represented the national side at youth level and has enjoyed
loan spells with Cheltenham Town and Accrington Stanley this season.
Andros Townsend has been just about everywhere over the course of his professional career, taking on
loan spells with nine different clubs during his
first five years for Tottenham Hotspur.
A
loan spell at Scottish giants Rangers also proved his potential, but he still seems no closer to making another appearance with the Arsenal
first team.
Chelsea have recalled winger Christian Atsu from his
loan spell with fellow Premier League strugglers Bournemouth and will include him in their
first team squad from hereon in, according to a report in Ghana Soccernet.
An article in the Independent this morning said: A report emerged in Spanish newspaper Estadio Deportivo that the 24 - year - old has been informed he should seek out a new club to join either on a
loan deal or permanently, having struggled for
first team opportunities since he returned from his most recent
loan spell with Villarreal in 2015.
The Gunners are expected to bring in a replacement should the duo depart, although Martinez did impress in
spells this term, and could really do with
first - team football, possibly out on
loan.
In what is his sixth
loan spell away from the Emirates Stadium to a lower league club, Afobe has an incredible 18 goals in all competitions already this season, finally reaching the point where he may be in with a chance of competing for a place in the Arsenal
first - team.
Those regular starts dried up after a number of long
spells on the sidelines however, and he has now decided to go out on
loan for the campaign, as he looks to get regular
first - team action once again, and potentially work his way back into Arsene Wenger and England's
first - team once again.
There has been a lot of talk recently in regards to the future of the Arsenal forward Joel Campbell, who has found
first - team opportunities hard to come by following his return to the Emirates after three successful
loan spells at Lorient, Real Betis and most recently, Olympiakos.
After making over 100 appearances during his
first spell at Selhurst Park, Zaha joined United in January 2013, returning to the London club on
loan for the remainder of that season.
After mkaing his debut with Workington Town in 1968 he then played for (in order) Blackpool, Aston Villa, Southend United (
loan), Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Derby County (
loan), Sheffield United, Southampton, Newcastle United, Hibernian, Newcastle United (second
spell), Scarborough, Lincoln City, Enfield, Aberdeen, Newcastle United (third
spell), Dumbarton, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Manchester City, Notts County, Witton Albion, Darlington, Grimsby Town, Northampton Town, Queen of the South, Purfleet, Blyth Spartans and Scarborough (second
spell) before finishing his career with a return to Blyth Spartans - a total of 771
first class matches in England and Scotland plus a further 121 non-league appearances.
After impressing, and getting his
first taste of Champions League football, during a two - year
loan spell with German side Borussia Monchengladbach, Christensen returned to Stamford Bridge last summer with the intention of forcing his way into Conte's plans, and he has featured regularly.