Overview
- Arsenal announced that Louie Copley has signed an improved professional contract and joined Crawley Town on loan for the rest of the season.
- Crawley confirmed the midfielder’s arrival in a club statement welcoming the 19-year-old from the Premier League side.
- The move is Arsenal’s first completed transaction of the January transfer window, according to current reporting.
- Copley joined Arsenal’s Hale End from West Ham in 2019, has 14 academy appearances this season, and was an unused substitute in the Champions League at Club Brugge in December.
- Crawley sit 21st in League Two after a 10-match winless run and an FA Cup exit to Boreham Wood, and Copley could feature next weekend against Notts County.