Benik Afobe set for season-long loan to Bolton

According to goal.com and BBC Radio Manchester (among other sources), Benik Afobe looks set to join Bolton on a season-long loan following some strong pre-season performances. It is known that there have been ongoing talks between Arsenal and Bolton about a loan-move for Afobe, and while the news has not yet been confirmed on the Arsenal website the 19-year-old could join the Trotters as early as tomorrow (in time for Bolton’s friendly against Portsmouth).
Afobe has already had loan spells at Huddersfield Town and Reading, and I was particularly impressed with him during Arsenal’s pre-season tour of Asia. However, the fact remains that there are a number of very talented players ahead of him in the Arsenal squad and that he would probably have found that his first-team opportunities were limited this season had he stayed.
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