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'We slept in the same bed and talked football!'

Joe Willock has an unbreakable bond with his brothers - and it was borne out of growing up sharing a bed and talking football all night.

Our midfielder has established himself in the first team at Arsenal, while his brothers Chris - formerly at the club - and Matty, are with West Brom and Gillingham respectively.

The three are in constant contact with each other, as they live out their childhood dreams:

"Me and my brothers are so, so close," Joe told Arsenal Player. "We grew up in a house in Walthamstow, a place called Priory Court. 

"It wasn't a very big house, so me and my brothers would sleep in the same bed. We had two beds and we used to put them together so that we could all sleep in the same one. 

"Every night we would talk about what we're going to achieve and where we're going to live when we become footballers. We'd just tell our dreams to each other all night. Those moments, you never get them back. 

"But I keep them with me in my heart and mind so much, and when we have those trials and tribulations, we can always think back to those moments. We'll be so close for the rest of our lives."

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