Arsène Wenger admits the signing of Amaury Bischoff is a
“gamble”.
Arsenal confirmed the acquisition of the 21-year-old Portuguese
midfielder on Wednesday. However, speaking after the 3-1 win at
Stuttgart later that night, the manager revealed Bischoff was still
working his way back to fitness after surgery and would need “two
or three months” in order to be in contention for the
first-team.
“Amaury is a young, promising player who we have taken a gamble
on because he has been out for a long time,” said Wenger. “We have
to get him to a very good [fitness] level.
"He has talent but we’ll have to wait two or three months to get
him competitive. He has had two surgeries on his groin so it is a
gamble on his talent.”
