If any Arsenal fans happen to tune into this week’s MLS play-offs they might catch sight of a familiar name on the New York City FC team sheet.
Only six players in Arsenal’s history made their debut at a younger age than Gedion Zelalem, who came off the bench against Coventry City in the FA Cup in January 2014 aged only 16 years. He signed his first professional contract only two months later.
That should have been the start of a rapid ascent to the top for one of the most promising young players ever to come out of the United States. It’s not worked out that way for Zelalem who now finds himself attempting to rebuild a career all over again.
