Salmon signs first professional contract

[Getty Images]Arsenal defender Marli Salmon has signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday.Salmon made his first-team debut in a Champions League game against Club Brugge in December, then got his first start in the Gunners' FA Cup win over Mansfield.He was an attacker when he joined Arsenal's academy in 2019 but has moved into defence, primarily at centre-back, although he has been playing at right-back at senior level while he adjusts to the game's physicality."It means a lot