Cohen Bramall completes Arsenal move as Arsene Wenger labels youngster 'like a young Ashley Cole'

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James Benge10 January 2017

Arsene Wenger has backed new signing Cohen Bramall to follow in the footsteps of former Arsenal left-back Ashley Cole and establish himself in the Premier League.

Arsenal have completed a £40,000 deal to bring the Hendnesford Town left-back into the club, though it is expected to be some time before the 20-year-old is deemed ready to join the Arsenal first-team.

Bramall spent time on trial at London Colney in December and has put pen to paper on a two-and-a-half year contract.

The youngster will begin life in the Arsenal Under-23 squad, where Marc Bola is the incumbent left-back, but will hope to compete with first-team regulars Nacho Monreal and Kieran Gibbs in the coming years.

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It is a task Wenger believes he is up to, comparing Bramall to one of Arsenal’s best ever left-backs.

“Cohen Brammal has signed for us” Wenger told Bein Sports.

“He’s an exceptional physical talent. I don’t think he’s ready, today, to play in Premier League but he has similarities to a young Ashley Cole.”

Hednesford Town currently play in the eighth tier of English football and the move to the top flight has been described as a “dream come true” by Bramall’s agent Dan Chapman.

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