Arsenal secure three youngsters to new deals

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3 Jul 2019 • 4:07 PM MYT
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Arsenal have secured three youngsters to new deals.

Ben Cottrell, James Hillson and Joel Lopez have been rewarded with their first professional contracts for the club.

Arsenal under-18s were crowned champions of the U-18 Premier League South last term, with Cottrell and Lopez playing integral roles, while Hillson signed on loan during the season.

Cottrell is a young attacking midfielder and an Arsenal Academy graduate, who scored five and assisted three in 21 league appearances last season.

Hillson is an 18-year-old goalkeeper who joined the club on an initial loan deal from Reading in February 2019.

Lopez joined as a scholar in July 2018 from Barcelona. The 17-year-old left-back is a product of Barcelona's La Masia academy.

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