Southampton were hoping to bring Arsenal defender Calum Chambers back to St Mary's this season, but have seen their loan bid rejected by Arsene Wenger, according to the Mirror. The England international only joined the club last season for £16m, and played a surprisingly large part in our campaign. He was deployed largely as a right-back, but arguably enjoyed most success at centre-back. And that is clearly where Wenger sees the 20-year-old in the future, as he has been utilised in a more central role in pre-season. Despite the fact that Chambers is likely to be some way down the pecking order this season – with the likes of Laurent Koscielny, Per Mertesacker, and Gabriel Paulista...
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