Nigeria-eligible left-back Tolaji Bola is inching closer to making his first-team debut for English Premier League side Arsenal.
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&source=gmail&ust=1577523669947000&usg=AFQjCNHAffAUWHY1w0uS9OgpUvsK3nGgFw">Arsenal youth team expert Jeorge Bird has confirmed that the Hale End Academy product traveled with the first team to the South Coast for yesterday's clash against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
Although Bola was included in the provisional squad by head coach Mikel Arteta, he only made it as the nineteenth man, meaning he would have made the matchday 18 if a player suddenly developed illness or picked up an injury in the pre-match warm-up.
The 20-year-old was spotted training with Arsenal's first team in the days leading up to the trip to BH7 7AF.
The Gunners faced a defensive crisis going into the festive programme, with Héctor Bellerín, Sead Kolašinac and Kieran Tierney all recovering from injuries.
Originally a central defender, Bola was converted to a left-back when he joined Arsenal.
This season, he has started ten games in the Premier League 2 and also appeared in the EFL Trophy.