Benik Afobe has “moved on” from the disappointment of failing to break into the first team at Arsenal and is eager to make his mark against the club through whose academy he graduated when the London side venture to Bournemouth for the first time on Sunday. The Leyton-born England Under-21 international’s association with Arsenal began at the age of six when he was signed having impressed a scout while playing for a Sunday junior side, Eclipse, in Dagenham. While he never represented the senior side under Arsène Wenger, there were loan spells at six clubs before a £2m move to Wolverhampton Wanderers a year ago. Afobe’s prolific form there earned him a £10m return...
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