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Unai Emery hopeful Denis Suarez will solve Arsenal wing problem
Arsenal boss Unai Emery is hopeful that the potential arrive of Denis Suarez from Barcelona will help solve the club’s shortage of wingers.
There have been several reports on a loan deal involving the Spaniard, which will see the Gunners hold a non-compulsory purchase option at the end of the season.
The 25-year-old has only played 17 minutes of La Liga action this season and is mainly deployed in the Copa del Rey.
“We need wingers and Suárez, who I know, has this quality,” Emery told reporters, in quotes cited by Diario AS and football Espana.
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“The physical side of the English game? I do not know how he will cope. It is a challenge for him, and also it will be a challenge for him to help us.”
The midfielder, formerly of Sevilla – where he played under Emery – and Villarreal, joined Barca from Manchester City in 2013 and has just 18 months left of his contract at the Camp Nou.
There are suggestions that such a move will see Denis extend his contract by a further year until June 2021, to protect Barca against a financial loss.
Nothing as regards that loan move has been official yet. But the January transfer window will end on Thursday midnight.
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