Cohen Bramall |
Cohen Bramall signed for Premier League giants Arsenal on
Tuesday just a week after being made redundant from his factory job with luxury
carmakers Bentley.
The 20-year-old defender — who had previously failed to
convince Crystal Palace and Sheffield Wednesday to take him on after trials
with them — signed for a reported fee of £40,000 (46,000 euros, $48,500) from
non league side Hednesford Town. “Incredible, incredible. It’s a dream come
true. I can’t believe that I’m here already,” he told the Arsenal website.
“I played a game at Birmingham City on a Monday. Then on the
Tuesday, I was made redundant from Bentley Motors and on the Wednesday, Arsenal
came in.
“I was gobsmacked and took the chance with both hands. I
drove down on the Wednesday and trained with the first team on Thursday and
Friday. Then they offered me a deal.”
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said last week that Bramall
reminded him of Gunners defending great Ashley Cole.
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