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Albert Sambi Lokonga claims he prefers to play as a No.8 with ‘more freedom’ to move forward, while he has also revealed the advice he got from Thierry Henry. The midfielder moved to the Emirates from Anderlecht over the summer in a deal worth up to £18m and has been trusted immediately by Mikel Arteta, starting four Premier League games. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He is likely to be called upon more over the coming weeks and months after Granit Xhaka suffered an injury against Tottenham that will keep him out of football action until December. Olivier Giroud sends message to Frank Lampard over Newcastle job Rashford sends message to Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of injury return Sadio Mane slams ‘unacceptable’ snub for Chelsea player on Ballon d’O...

Arsenal supporters may have to wait to see Ben White and Albert Sambi Lokonga holding up their new shirts, with delays hitting the announcement of both players. After months of negotiations, Arsenal agreed a fee of £50m with Brighton for defender White, who was part of England’s squad for the European Championships. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A week earlier, the Gunners also had a £15million offer for Lokonga accepted by Anderlecht, with the player already passing his medical and agreeing personal terms. But, the London club have only announced the signing – Benfica left-back Nuno Tavares, who scored on his debut in Saturday’s pre-season game with Rangers. In the case of Lokonga, football.london claim that the official announcement regarding his...

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Lokonga tells Arteta his preferred role & reveals advice from Thierry Henry

Why Arsenal have been forced to delay Ben White & Lokonga announcements