Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has spoken on the hopeful positive effects that a loan spell to Championship side Hull City will have on youngsters Chuba Akpom and Isaac Hayden.
The two were loaned out to the relegated side for the oncoming 2015/16 season, and Wenger has said that the move will benefit the youngsters greatly.
The boss told Arsenal Player that: “There is a moment in your career where you are not anymore for youth level and not ready for the Premier League.
“I think in this period in English football, we lose players, because we have nothing really on the competition front to offer them.
“They’ve already played for two or three years in the under-21s and they don’t feel they move forward anymore if they don’t play in the first team.”
He added: “They are ready to play in a senior team and I believe that Championship level is a very good terminal stage of the education of a player.
“Unfortunately we cannot do it for everybody because not everybody can play in the Championship. I think it’s a great experience at the end of the education of a player, before he plays in the Premier League and for Arsenal.”
Both prospects have good potential and could be important players for Arsenal in the future. Akpom most recently showcased his talents in pre-season where he scored an impressive hat-trick against a Singapore Select XI in the Barclays Asia Trophy.
