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‘Fair play to Per Mertesacker’: Some Arsenal fans react to ‘great news’ about teenager

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Kido Taylor-Hart
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Some Arsenal fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to the Gunners handing Kido Taylor-Hart a professional contract.

What’s the story?

Arsenal have announced on their official website this afternoon that Taylor-Hart has signed his first professional contract with the club.

The 18-year-old winger did well for the Arsenal Under-18 side last season.

The talented and promising young player scored six goals and gave four assists in just 11 appearances for the Under-18 side in 2020-21.

The winger made his debut for the Arsenal Under-23 team in October 2020 against Liverpool.

Taylor-Hart scored four goals in his next 13 games for the North London club’s Under-23 team.

The winger is a boyhood Arsenal fan and has been on the books of the Premier League outfit since he was seven years of age.

Kido Taylor-Hart
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What are Arsenal fans saying?

As you can see from the tweets below, Arsenal fans are happy to see Taylor-Hart sign his first professional contract.

Some Arsenal supporters are also praising Per Mertesacker and are appreciative of the impact he is having on the club’s young players.

Mertesacker played for the Gunners from 2011 until 2018.

The former Germany international central defender is the current manager of the Arsenal Academy.