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title: "Chambers – Why I must fight to play for Arsenal"
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published: "2015-11-15T13:45:06Z"
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# Chambers – Why I must fight to play for Arsenal

Arsenal defender Calum Chambers [has claimed that he is ‘happy to learn’](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3318947/Calum-Chambers-happy-learn-trade-Arsenal-denied-loan-move.html#ixzz3rYeeCGKU) at the club after he was denied a loan move elsewhere in the summer.

Chambers, 20, was attempting to force through a loan move ahead of this season’s campaign in an attempt to gain more first-team football in the Premier League, however, manager Arsene Wenger blocked any moves for the promising young defender.

The £16 million man was linked with a move back to former club Southampton in the summer but Wenger felt as though Chambers should stay at the club.

![David Rogers/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readarsenal.com/readarsenal/2015/11/482042014.jpg)

Despite having his wish to be loaned out turned down, Chambers has insisted that it is not a problem that he has to stay at the Emirates to learn his trade there although he is lacking in a lot of first team football.

> *I feel I have learned so much over the last two years and I am happy. I don’t think it happened too quickly. It just happened very quickly. It was a whirlwind start but I took it game by game and I enjoyed it.*
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> *At the moment, I have changed position to centre back. I’m not getting so much game time but I am still working in training and trying to fight for my place.*

The young English defender was also quick to thank his defensive teammates and express his appreciation at how the senior members of the team have helped him since he has joined, helping him to become a better defender.

> *In training, Per always gives me advice. Laurent is the same. I feel I can go up to them and ask them anything and learn from them. I watch them in games all the time, learning and it is helping me get better and better.*

Chambers has featured in just three Premier League games this season and it would be no surprise to see the promising young defender to seek a move elsewhere on a temporary basis when the January transfer window comes around.