I said much the same in the Bendtner thread, coupled with my original point here.
Elvis will get his chance, but sadly for no other reason than there's nobody else.
But hey if gets a decent chance and takes it, happy days.
Unbelievably BG is currently bending NooBHA ear over never signing Van...
He's free to work where ever he wants.
Which I guess, in theory, any player who is in the last year of their contract and on the edge of the squad, or in the PL's case, not included, ought to now be pushing for a 'walk away' settlement.