Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has raved about Albert Sambi Lokonga, as quoted in Football.London.
Arteta has said that he has been impressed by how quickly Lokonga has adapted to life at Arsenal.
The 22-year-old Belgium international joined the Gunners from Anderlecht in the summer transfer window.
The Arsenal no. 23 has made six starts and three substitute appearances in the Premier League.
The youngster has made one start and one substitute appearance in the Carabao Cup for the Gunners so far this campaign.
Arteta told Football.London about Lokonga: “Sambi has shown a really quick adaptation, a lot of intelligence since he came and courage.
“He’s a players constantly trying to affect the game in the right way. It was a big task to ask him to play already the amount of minutes that he’s done in the league in such a short space of time. But he’s showing he’s capable of doing and he’s handling the situation really impressively.”
Encouraging for Albert Sambi Lokonga
Lokonga will surely be encouraged to hear Arteta’s comments about him.
The Arsenal boss clearly rates the Belgian highly, and it seems that the midfielder is exceeding expectations.
We have seen how good and dynamic Lokonga is.
The 22-year-old is a very good defensive midfielder who can protect the back-line and also drive the team forward.
Granit Xhaka will not be back in action until January 2022.
This means that Lokonga will get an extended run in the team now, and it is up to him to make himself indispensable.
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