Hull coach Mike Phelan has confirmed his interest in signing long-term Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson.<\/p>\n
Sky Sports pass this these quotes on from Phelan, who said:<\/p>\n
“Yes, he’s been spoken about. But there are a few others in the hat for Carl,” <\/strong><\/p>\n “I would love him to come here. I’ve spoken to staff at Arsenal and I’ve been encouraged by it.<\/p>\n “But I do also realise that there are other clubs interested in Carl. So that’s where we’re at at the moment and nothing definite has gone ahead and there are others.”<\/strong><\/p>\n The 24-year-old, 6ft 1in Englishman moved to Arsenal in 2011 after coming through the ranks at fellow London club Charlton Athletic.<\/p>\n Although he made 61 appearances and score done goal for Arsenal, he rarely got beyond the peripheries of the senior squad and after a couple high profile errors he was shipped out on loan for two years.<\/p>\n He spent two seasons at West Ham where he played 36 and 23 games respectively. But The Hammers haven’t yet been mentioned as a potential permanent destination for the player and the fact that Phelan has name checked Jenkinson could be telling.<\/p>\n Jenkinson has played four times for Arsenal this season and they don’t have obvious cover for Hector Bellerin if the brilliant right back gets injured.<\/p>\n So one would imagine that if the player is allowed to leave then Arsenal will make a move to replace him in this window. Although the likes of Holding and Paulista can do a job at full back, neither are specialists in that role.<\/p>\n Gunners fans – time to get rid or is it a risky move with so little specialist cover?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"