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If he gets regular game time in La Liga it’d be absolutely massive. That’d get heads turning and hopefully set him up nicely for a PL loan next season which would be the ideal finishing school.
I’ve used Saliba as an example before but it’s worth another reminder that he didn’t break into the Arsenal team until he was 21 and had racked up over 100 appearances in Ligue 1 across 3 different loan spells. He was always an elite talent but he was nowhere near first team ready at Ashley’s age (he’s only just turned 19).
If we accept that he’ll probably benefit more from going out loan for another 2-3 seasons, it’s likely that we’ll have a clear opening in the first team by then and meanwhile he’ll have built his experience and value to the point where he’d be equivalent to a £50m signing.
I’ve used Saliba as an example before but it’s worth another reminder that he didn’t break into the Arsenal team until he was 21 and had racked up over 100 appearances in Ligue 1 across 3 different loan spells. He was always an elite talent but he was nowhere near first team ready at Ashley’s age (he’s only just turned 19).
If we accept that he’ll probably benefit more from going out loan for another 2-3 seasons, it’s likely that we’ll have a clear opening in the first team by then and meanwhile he’ll have built his experience and value to the point where he’d be equivalent to a £50m signing.