Arsenal defender Calum Chambers is being sent out on loan once again with Emery unable to guarantee him playing time this season.
The Gunners boss wants Chambers to play first-team football and has reportedly sanctioned a loan deal to Premier League side Fulham, according to Evening Standard. The club will receive a £1m loan fee from their London neighbours.
With only less than a week to go before the Premier League transfer window slams shut for incoming transfers, Arsenal are reportedly targeting Besiktas centre-back Domagoj Vida with reports of a £25m bid being prepared.
This is not Chambers’ first loan spell after joining the Gunners. Signed in 2014 from Southampton for a fee that could rise to £16m, Chambers has already been loaned to Middlesbrough in the 2016/17 season. He signed a new long-term contract at Arsenal just last month.
Chambers has always found himself on the sidelines of the first team in the last couple of seasons, playing mainly in Cup games. This move will allow him to play regular first-team football and is even expected to start against Crystal Palace this weekend.
Emery is not short of options at centre-back even with Laurent Koscielny injured for the long-term. Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos was bought this summer and he might partner Shkodran Mustafi in defence while youngsters Konstantinos Mavropanos and Rob Holding are available as backups.
