Wenger ponders Walcott loan

Gunners boss reportedly contemplates loaning out teenager

By James Dall   Last updated: 24th January 2008

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to send Theo Walcott out on loan, according to reports.

Walcott joined The Gunners from Southampton in January 2006 in a deal that could cost up to £12million.

However, Wenger has used the 18-year-old sparingly, handing him just nine Premier League starts since his switch.

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The French tactician recently moved to play down reports that he was unhappy with Walcott's development.

But speculation suggests Wenger could be set to loan Walcott out to a top flight club, with the view to guaranteeing that he will play regular first-team football.

"There is a gap here between playing in the reserves and our first team," he said in The Sun.

"So I try to loan them to another club, to get them ready."