Albert Sambi Lokonga could very well make his Arsenal debut tonight.
The Gunners kick off their Premier League campaign with a trip to newly-promoted Brentford and although £50 million signing Ben White is expected to generate headlines, Lokonga could also start.
Arsenal signed the midfielder from Anderlecht before White in a £17 million deal and the 21-year-old has impressed under Mikel Arteta in pre season.
With Thomas Partey out injured, there’s a space for the new man and here’s a cryptic picture of Michael Jordan he posted on Instagram today.
The reference here is that Lokonga, like Jordan, will wear the number 23 shirt.
Here’s how some Arsenal fans are reacting to his post:
Ideal
Nobody is saying that a trip to Brentford is going to be a walk-over for Arsenal.
But if you’re a foreign import with no experience of English football, then a newly-promoted team is exactly who you want to face on your debut.
This could be a perfect introduction for Lokonga and it’ll be fascinating to see how he fares, providing Artea does name him in the first XI.
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