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Bielik to get Arsenal chance
- Updated: July 30, 2016
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will give youngster Krystian Bielik the chance to break into the first-team this season after converting him into a centre-back.
Bielik joined the Gunners in a £2m deal from Legia Warsaw in January 2015 but has made just one appearance as a substitute in the League Cup.
The 18-year-old arrived as a holding midfielder but Wenger sees his future as a centre-back and he impressed in the position as Arsenal beat an MLS All-Stars team in San Jose this week.
Ahead of their next friendly against Chivas Guadalajara in Los Angeles, Wenger confirmed Bielek will be given the chance to stake a claim but, if he cannot cut it, he will be sent out on loan in January.
“Bielek has all the qualities and ingredients to be a top level centre-back,” the Frenchman said.
“The one thing he is missing …
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