He should have stayed at Saints for his own development.
Looking at the Arsenal stats in the programme last night, it really hit home how few games he's played for Arsenal. Our other young stars should take note.
In 2.5 years, Alex Chamberlain has made 42 premiership appearances for Arsenal. Of these, more than half were as a substitute In contrast, in just over 1 year since his debut, Luke Shaw has already made more appearances with 45.
Some might argue that Alex has benefited from Champions League football. However he's only made 8 appearances.
There's no doubt that playing games is the best way to develop. I believe that Chamberlain would be a better player now if he had stayed put.