Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is confident Fran Merida will have a big future with the Gunners.

"[Being compared to Cesc Fabregas] is a big task as well but I think he has a similar talent," the Frenchman told arsenal.com. "You see in training and in the first team, he is always an asset.

"But at the moment in the Premier League you need power and I feel Fran is a late developer physically, but I do think he will come on."