His requirements for first-team football will not be met at Emirates
Arsenal have been dealt a blow as academy star Charlie Patino is set to leave the club this summer.
The teenager made his first-team debut in the Carabao Cup last season, scoring in a 5-1 win over Sunderland before making his second and final appearance in the FA Cup third round loss to NottinghamForest.
Patino then joined Blackpool this season on a season-long loan deal, but it is clear the Gunners still have high hopes for the 19-year-old, leading to a contract extension in December that left him at the club. club until 2025.
However, according to Athletic, Patino is not in Mikel Arteta's plans for next season and he "doesn't want to make another temporary move from Arsenal and is open to pursuing his career elsewhere", which which the club from North London will 'take over'. .
Charlie Patino of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's fifth goal in the Carabao Cup quarter-final at Emirates Stadium, London. Photo date:
Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Arsenal's 2HBWB1N Charlie Patino celebrates scoring his team's fifth goal in the Carabao Cup Final at Emirates Stadium, London. Photo date:
Tuesday, December 21, 2021. (Photo Alamy)
Although he has excelled for Blackpool this season in a tough Tangerines campaign, Patino is unlikely to play much of a role with Arsenal's new place in the top flight of the Premier League, and will be pushed. further down the rankings as the Gunners look to add Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo to promotion this summer.
It's unclear exactly how much Arsenal will demand of the former Luton City midfielder, but he may not be the only youngster to leave, with striker Folarin Balogun tipped to be in the same boat after a Outstanding season on loan at French side Stade De Reims. . Meanwhile, senior players Emile Smith Rowe, Kieran Tierney and Granit Xhaka will all be free to leave if suitable offers are received this summer.
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