Overview
- St Mirren confirmed the season-long loan from Arsenal and said they fended off interest from clubs in Scotland, England and Europe to sign Kabia.
- Manager Craig McLeish described Kabia as a direct, one-v-one winger with real pace who will add excitement to St Mirren’s attack.
- Kabia spent last season on loan at Shrewsbury Town, where he made 43 appearances and won the club’s goal-of-the-season award for a long-range strike.
- St Mirren said Arsenal’s manager cleared the move after Kabia’s involvement in pre-season, and the club indicated he could be available for the Scottish League Cup tie at Ibrox.
- The move continues Arsenal’s pathway of successive loans to give young players senior minutes, and Kabia’s progress this season will be watched as a test of whether he is ready for higher-level first-team football.