Twenty-year-old left-back Cohen Bramall has joined the London club from Hednesford Town in the Northern League Premier Division, where he also worked in Crewe for Bentley Motors.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Bramall said: “I was on the production line, filling up cars with gasses, brake fluid, washer fluid and all that. Day in day out, Monday to Friday, 6:30am until 5:15pm.
“I enjoyed it but when you’re doing those shifts, then training on Tuesday and Thursday, going from Crewe to Birmingham, and playing on Saturday it’s pretty tiring.
“I got made redundant by Bentley on the Tuesday [20 December], which was crazy because I didn’t know what I was going to do.
“My agent Lee Payne rings me on the Wednesday saying you’ve got a trial at Arsenal – I was gobsmacked.”
Bramall will now join up with Arsenal’s under-23s squad after being signed for an undisclosed fee. Among his previous sides are Market Drayton Town, Natwich Town, Kidsgrove Athletic and Newcastle Town.
Steve Price, Hednesford Town chairman, said: “Everyone at the football club would like to wish him all the very best for the future during what is a very exciting time in his footballing career.”
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