(Snapped) Arsenal Coach Arteta Invites Versatile Nigerian Defender To Train Again With First Team

Published: December 23, 2019

New Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta invited versatile Nigerian defender Tolaji Bola to train with the first team on Monday ahead of their next Premier League match against Bournemouth, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

This is the second successive day that the Spaniard has monitored the central defender cum left back with a view to handing him a professional debut during the festive programme.

And he stands a good chance of making one of the matchday squads, bearing it in mind that Arsenal left backs Kieran Tierney and Sead Kolašinac are both in the treatment room and are not returning to action any time soon.

Against Everton, former interim coach Freddie Ljungberg was forced to play Bukayo Saka as a left back due to the unavailability of the Scot and Bosnian defenders.

The England U19 international, who is more comfortable playing as a winger, was spotted training with the Arsenal first-teamers at London Colney during today's workout.

Bola will suit up with the number 40 kit if he plays his first competitive match for the Gunners before the end of the 2019-2020 campaign.

He joined the Emirates Stadium outfit at U9 level after he was spotted by a Gunners scout whilst playing for Parkfield at a tournament.

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