Mikel Arteta is already battling a defensive crisis at Arsenal (Getty Images)Mikel Arteta is set to promote Zech Medley to Arsenal’s first-team squad for their clash against Brighton on Saturday, according to reports. According to Football London, Arteta is now due to promote Zech Medley to the first-team squad which will travel to Brighton for Saturday’s Premier League clash. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMedley, who has trained with Arsenal’s first-team squad at London Colney this week, has made just three senior appearances for the Gunners but has not yet made his Premier League debut. The 19-year-old, who left Chelsea’s academy to join Arsenal in 2016, has not played a first-team game for the Gunners since January 2019. Zech Medley has been training with Arsenal’s first-team in recent weeks (Getty Images)Speaking ahead of his side’s trip to Brighton, Arteta stressed the importance of his players adapting quickly to the congested fixture schedule.

Source: Metro June 19, 2020 21:11 UTC