Arsenal transfer news: Gunners snap-up ‘next Ian Wright’ after signing non-league 20-year-old star Cohen Bramall
Arsene Wenger set to confirm the capture of Hednesford Town's promising defender following trial
ARSENAL will make their first signing of the January transfer window this week – but it is not the big name the club’s fans are craving.
Arsene Wenger has decided to dip into the non-league market to bolster his squad with the addition of Hednesford Town left-back Cohen Bramall.
The 20-year-old defender has recently been on trial with the Gunners and appears to have impressed enough to land a dream move to the big time at the Emirates Stadium.
According to the , Bramall will complete his move this week.
Reports last week suggested that Wenger would offer the youngster a two-year deal with the north London giants.
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Gunners fans will be hoping that the ace can have a similar impact at the club as Ian Wright, who arrived at Arsenal via Crystal Palace from the non-league scene in the early 1990s.
Bramall, who can also play left-wing, currently plies his trade in the seventh tier of English football.
It appears unlikely that he will go straight into the first-team squad at the Premier League high-flyers.
He will likely spend the rest of the campaign training with Under-23 side before getting a taste of the senior action.
But with Kieran Gibbs' Arsenal future looking uncertain, Bramall could be handed an opportunity to impress quicker than expected.
Arsenal and Hednesford are yet to confirm whether a deal has been agreed.