Joel Campbell can be Arsenal regular, Arsene Wenger says

Arsene Wenger says "fighter" Joel Campbell can become a regular at Arsenal.

The Costa Rica striker is finally getting a chance to push his first-team case at the Emirates after four loans in three different countries since arriving in 2011.

Campbell's place in the Arsenal side is likely to be threatened by fit-again Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the coming weeks, but Wenger has no intention of selling the 23-year-old.

"If you want to be in a top club today, you have to accept this competition," the Arsenal boss said. "Everybody wants to be a regular. I think he can become one.

"What is interesting for us is he adds some creativity in his passing and his vision. He has power and is not scared to put his foot in. He's creative. I could see that but the creativity is linked with the confidence.

"I'm very keen to keep him here. A guy who comes here very young from Costa Rica, he has a learning process to the competition. Week in, week out to fight every week.

"At the end of the day, you decide what's best for the team. Ramsey is coming back, of course, Alexis Sanchez being there, but it's good to move Ramsey inside during a game and give Campbell the opportunity as well.

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"This season I didn't want to give him out because he has a genuine team attitude and he's a fighter.

"What you want from him is to bring more offensively when he played and recently he has shown when he is confident he can produce the offensive quality as well being reliable on the team attitude.

"He's a fighter so that's great for us. I smelt something with him that is very interesting."