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Arsenal defender Chambers takes inspiration from ex-Southampton starlets Walcott, Bale

Arsenal defender Calum Chambers admits he looked up to Theo Walcott as a junior at Southampton.

Chambers has followed Walcott's career path to the Gunners.

"Theo's a top professional. I look up to him and respect him massively. He's been really good to me as well," Chambers told the Arsenal website.

"Gareth Bale was in that bracket too, and then Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain came through a few years later, so the younger players at the club had a lot of players to look up to.

"That inspired us all because we could see them making it into the first team, which gave us the incentive to push on a lot more."

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