Krystian Bielik

Bielik has joined Walsall on loan from Arsenal for the rest of the 2017/18 season.

Manager Arsene Wenger said Thursday that Bielik will play in an U-21 match Monday against Newcastle and that he "is coming along very well."

Bielik, who signed with Arsenal this week, is not close to playing a game due to a lack of match fitness, manager Arsene Wenger said Thursday. "He's only just come from Poland. He has just turned 17, is not fit because they had a winter break in Poland and that is quite long," Wenger said. "He's at the start of getting back to full fitness. He won't be ready before three weeks."