Nacer Barazite hopes his spell at Derby will help him to follow Nicklas Bendtner into the Arsenal team.
Gunners youngster enjoying stint at Pride Park
Nacer Barazite hopes his loan spell at Derby County will help him to follow Nicklas Bendtner into the Arsenal team.
Dutch youngster Barazite has impressed in recent games for the Rams after dropping down to the Championship to gain first-team experience.
Bendtner enjoyed a similar education at Birmingham City in the 2006/07 season before pushing into Arsene Wenger's plans at Emirates Stadium.
Barazite is keen to emulate Bendtner and was not concerned to be joining a club which had been relegated from the Premier League.
Final step
"I was not worried that Derby had had a difficult time last season," said Barazite in the Daily Mirror.
"The Premier League is a very difficult level and Derby is a good club.
"I talked with Arsene Wenger and Liam Brady, they said I was doing really well at the club and the final step was learn some other sides of the game and the best thing to do that was to go to the Championship.
"He (Bendtner) was like me, almost at the first team. They sent him to the Championship with Birmingham and he went back there after doing really well and now he is in the first team."
