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Arsenal turn down defender deal after surprise offer from Premier League rivals
ARSENAL have rejected a loan offer from Southampton for Calum Chambers.
Calum Chambers Player Profile
The 20-year-old joined the Gunners last summer in a £16million deal.
But after starting behind Mathieu Debuchy in Arsene Wenger's pecking order he also was upstaged by Hector Bellerin.
Wenger has also has Laurent Koscielny, Per Mertesacker, and Gabriel to pick from in the centre of defence.
Chambers made 17 starts for Arsenal last season and six substitute appearances in the Premier League.
Arsene Wenger has rejected an offer for Calum Chambers
And Saints, having sold Nathaniel Clyne to Liverpool this summer, had hoped to bring him back to St Mary's on loan for a season.
But according to the Mirror Arsenal have rejected their approach.
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