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Arsenal’s Maldini Kacurri has joined Bromley FC on loan until the end of the season, with the player set to get his first proper spell in the senior game.

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League Two side Bromley FC have confirmed the signing of Maldini Kacurri on loan from Arsenal, with the defender returning to the club after a five-year spell with them as a youth player.

“From when I was about 10 to 15, I was here with the Youth set-up. It’s a familiar place for me and I’m happy to be back,” Kacurri told the club website.

The centre-back will wear the number 35 shirt with Bromley until the end of the season.

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Kacurri has technically already been involved in senior club football, having come on as a substitute in Arsenal’s League Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers earlier this season.

But that’s his only first-team appearance for the Gunners so far, with the rest of his showings coming in the u18s, u19s, and u21s.

Internationally, Kacurri has made his u21 debut for Albania, though the 19-year-old is yet to receive a senior cap.

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This is Bromley’s first-ever season in the football league, after achieving promotion from the National League last campaign. The aim for this campaign is primarily just to stay up, and they sit 12 points above the relegation zone right now.

With 18 games to go, the fans might still harbour some hopes of a consecutive promotion, but Bromley are just as far away from the play-off places as the relegation zone.

It would take an incredible run of form to catch up, but perhaps it’s better to aim for that and push on rather than looking back.

Bromley are quickly in action again this week, with a game against Salford City on Tuesday at 19:45 GMT.