Arsenal tie down defender to new long-term deal at the club

Joe Williams
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Calum Chambers has signed a new “long-term” contract at Arsenal, the Premier League club have announced.

The 23-year-old made 24 appearances for the club last season and has been handed a fresh contract ahead of the new campaign.

Chambers will be hoping to impress Unai Emery during pre-season as he fights for a regular place in the Arsenal defence, with the new head coach pleased to have the England international on board.

“I’m delighted Calum has extended his stay with us. He played an important role last season and will be part of my plans this season,” he told Arsenal’s official website.

Chambers, who picked up the last of his three England caps almost four years ago, moved to the Emirates Stadium from Southampton in the summer of 2014.

He spent the 2016-17 season on loan at Middlesbrough but could not help them avoid relegation back to the Sky Bet Championship.

Last summer he was heavily linked with a move to Premier League rivals Leicester but remained at Arsenal and played a large part in their run to the Europa League semi-finals under Arsene Wenger.

“I’m really proud, really pleased and excited for this season and what lies ahead,” he told Arsenal Player.

“I’ve really enjoyed it, it is a great club and there have been ups and downs but that is football, that is a career.

“I’ve met some great people here and I’m really excited about the future and I want to kick on and prove to everyone the player I can be.”

Chambers, who also operated as a right-back on occasion under Wenger, will be fighting against the likes of Laurent Koscielny, Shkodran Mustafi, Konstantinos Mavropanos and new signing Sokratis Papastathopoulos for a place in the heart of Emery’s defence.

 

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