{"id":34698,"date":"2014-07-26T07:17:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T07:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=34698"},"modified":"2014-07-26T07:17:19","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T07:17:19","slug":"calum-chambers-arsenal-set-to-sign-southampton-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/calum-chambers-arsenal-set-to-sign-southampton-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"Calum Chambers: Arsenal set to sign Southampton defender"},"content":{"rendered":"
Arsenal are close to completing the signing of Southampton defender Calum Chambers for a fee of about \u00a316m.<\/p>\n
The England Under-19 international underwent a medical on Friday.<\/p>\n
Chambers, 19, has made 25 senior appearances for the Saints and Arsenal see him as an option at right-back, centre-back or in a more advanced role.<\/p>\n
Arsenal have also enquired about Saints midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24, who played for France at the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Chambers would become Arsenal’s third summer signing following the arrivals of Barcelona forward\u00a0Alexis Sanchez<\/a>\u00a0and Newcastle right-backMathieu Debuchy.<\/a><\/p>\n He would be the latest player to leave St Mary’s this summer following the departures of\u00a0Rickie Lambert<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Adam Lallana<\/a>\u00a0to Liverpool and\u00a0Luke Shaw<\/a>\u00a0to Manchester United.<\/p>\n