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Arsenal: 4 reasons for Calum Chambers contract extension

By Ross Kennerley

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: Calum Chambers of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on April 23, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: Calum Chambers of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on April 23, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /
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BURNLEY, ENGLAND – MARCH 06: Calum Chambers of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Burnley and Arsenal at Turf Moor. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images) /

Calum Chambers Fits the Homegrown Quota for Arsenal

As it stands, Arsenal have 21 non-homegrown players, including players currently away on loan. The limit is 17, with the club bypassing this by sending Matteo Guendouzi, Dinos Mavropanos, Sead Kolasinac and Lucas Torreira out on loan at the beginning of the season. William Saliba joined them in January but will class as homegrown next season.

Mat Ryan, Dani Ceballos and Martin Odegaard’s loan spells ending will bring that back down, as will the inevitable sales of Guendouzi, Kolasinac, Torreira and potentially Mavropanos.

However, with almost all of the current homegrown group of Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah, Bellerin, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and possibly Joe Willock heavily linked with moves away, there will be a fine balance to strike.

Arsenal will need homegrown players to meet that quota and even if it’s simply as a squad option they can ill-afford to let so many leave without similar replacements sounded out. Equally, the ‘English tax’ on players will force clubs like Arsenal to acquire players from abroad for cheaper prices.

Of course, there will be some promotion from the academy with Miguel Azeez and Folarin Balogun becoming parts of the first team squad, but Chambers is one of few who may be left to help satisfy the quota.

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