Chuba Akpom

All but one of the players out on-loan featured for their respective sides in Friday and Saturday’s round of fixtures across Europe with varying success and minutes scattered.

Takuma Asano impressed as VfB Stuttgart prevailed, whilst Kelechi Nwakali started and others featured for their respective sides away from north London.

Following his deadline day loan switch from Arsenal, the Chuba Akpom has publicly stressed his eagerness to add another dimension to Brighton’s attacking options.

Arsenal sent another batch of players out on loan during the January transfer window making that 19 in total.

Chuba Akpom has tweeted that he is ‘delighted’ to have joined Brighton on loan for the rest of the season.

Chuba Akpom has joined Brighton on loan until the end of the season.

Chuba Akpom is closing in on a move to Brighton until the end of the season.

Having already reported that Aston Villa appear to be front-runners for the 21-year-old’s signature on loan until the end of the campaign, it appears likely that the striker will depart north London for regular first-team minutes.

Aston Villa are the latest club to be linked with a loan move for Chuba Akpom.

With just over a week left of the January transfer window remaining, there are still a number of Arsenal’s talented youngsters who will be eyeing loan moves before the end of the month.

Cohen Bramall made his debut in Arsenal colours and Edward Nketiah came off the substitutes’ bench to score a goal and assist another as Arsenal u23s overturned a one-goal deficit to beat Southampton 3-1 away.

According to a recent report in the Times, three Championship sides are all interested in signing Chuba Akpom on loan until the end of the current campaign.

Chuba Akpom started and played the first-half of Arsenal u23s’ 2-1 victory over bottom side Derby County on Friday.

Edward Nketiah scored his fourth goal at u23 level to secure a slender but deserved victory for the Young Guns, as they returned to winning ways after a 3-2 away defeat against Liverpool in the second week of December.

After he netted his seventh goal of the current campaign in a narrow Boxing Day win over MK Dons, Charlton’s highly-rated teenager, Ademola Lookman, is becoming increasingly close to a potential Everton move.

With Arsenal’s busy festive period well and truly underway, let’s take a look at the players out and when we can expect them back.

According to reports, Chuba Akpom is set to go out on loan to Ipswich Town for six months.

Arsenal have welcomed back four players to training – Olivier Giroud, Hector Bellerin, Per Mertesacker and Chuba Akpom.

Arsenal are looking to send Chuba Akpom out on loan in January which is great news as it means his back problems are almost sorted.

Chuba Akpom is back in the gym as he tries to recover from a stress fracture in his back.