Trio land loan moves

Three of the brightest talents in the reserves at Arsenal are set to continue their footballing education after Arsenal accepted loan offers for them ahead of the January transfer window which opens tomorrow.

 

Firstly Nacer Barazite will continue to play at Derby through to the end of the season despite Paul Jewell leaving the club after their weekend loss to Ipswich. Barazite was along with Wilshere the stand out player in the reserves last season and has done pretty well so far in the Championship, and even though he has had to adjust to playing in an unfamiliar right wing role for the Rams he leads the team in assists. But with Jewell leaving, maybe whoever comes in will realise the previous managers mistake and have the courage to play Barazite up front behind a target man, or on the left of midfield to allow him to influence play more. Derby were desperate to keep the young Dutchman and hopefully he will continue to develop in the remainder of the season as Derby surely begin to fulfil their potential in the run-in.

 

A more surprising move has also been announced today, with Gavin Hoyte being snapped up by Watford, another Championship club with plenty of troubles, and with the Hornets having conceded the most goals of any Championship team so far, Gavin Hoyte should be kept busy if Brendan Rodgers decides to throw him in immediately.

 

Finally Jay Simpson confirmed last week that he would also be leaving Arsenal temporarily, and, following his excellent appearance against Wigan in the Carling Cup, there was no shortage of clubs wanting him on loan, including more than on Premiership side. In the end he decided upon West Brom, rejecting among others Peterborough, who ironically will become Jay’s first opponents this weekend as the Baggies look to progress in the FA Cup.

 

But this trio could be only the start of a mini-exodus of the clubs talent, with Kieran Gibbs, Mark Randall, Henri Lansbury and co all hoping for similar moves in the New Year to help develop their careers a step further.

 

With all three players recently signing new contracts at the club, there definitely seems to be a future for all of them at the Emirates provided they take their chances to impress at their new clubs, and I wish them all the best for the rest of the season.