'Timber could be a key man'
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There was a great deal of excitement around Jurrien Timber 12 months ago.
The Gunners paid Ajax £38m for the Netherlands defender and his arrival had been a little under the radar compared to that of Declan Rice.
He had impressed in pre-season, playing the inverted right-back role, before a knee injury in the season opener that kept him out until the final game of the campaign.
Now he is back in an Arsenal shirt and, while he was left out of the final tour match with Liverpool in order to protect him, he did impress against Bournemouth and Manchester United.
sked about him as a potential rival for his shirt, team-mate Oleksandr Zinchenko described Timber's on-pitch ability as "unbelievable".
As someone who can play across the backline, Timber's versatility could be invaluable. But I suspect Arteta has a specific role earmarked for him. He could be a key man for Arsenal this term.