It will be up to the player to make the position his own, but it sounds like he has a few ahead of him. When the players are this age, part of going on loan is so that they develop as a person, get used to a different environment, and mix with different ideas. So even if he only plays a bit part, there is still a lot he can get out of the loan. I do wonder whether there would be a condition that he plays x number of games over the season? I've never been keen on those as it feels like the player need to earn their place |  |