Sol Campbell has heaped praise on Cristhian Mosquera after an impressive start to his Arsenal career.
Arsenal signed Mosquera from Valencia in the summer with the Spanish centre-back moving to North London for a fee of around £13m.
The 21-year-old has impressed in his early appearances for the club, earning the praise of club great Campbell.
Campbell, who formed part of Arsenal’s title-winning teams in 2002 and 2004, believes Mosquera is capable of pushing the established centre-back pairing of Gabriel and William Saliba.
“Mosquera has done really well. He’s come in a couple of times, and he’s played really, really advanced for his age,” Campbell told The Times.
“You know, he’s going to make slight mistakes here and there, but that’s normal. But he’s quick and strong, good positioning, good passer. He knows what it’s all about. He’s responsible, and also it looks like he cares about the game as well.
“He wants, to produce a good performance every time he goes on the pitch. He can learn a lot from Saliba and Gabriel. And that’s what you want. You want these young players, if someone gets injured, he comes in, and the level doesn’t drop. And it didn’t drop with him. So he’s nipping at the heels of the guys.”
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