ARSENAL fans have been left devastated after rumours emerged that youngster Charlie Patino is set to leave the club permanently.
The 19-year-old midfielder has worked his way up through the youth ranks since signing eight years ago.
But his time in North London will supposedly come to an end this summer as he wants to play first-team football.
Patino has impressed out on loan at Championship side Blackpool this season.
The Athletic claim that Arsenal don’t see him as ready to play for them just yet and would prefer to loan him out again next season.
However, this does not suit Patino, with the club ready to help facilitate his wishes to get a transfer away.
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There has been plenty of high hopes that the wonderkid could be the future of Arsenal’s midfield.
And fans are left upset at the news, one said: “That is such a shame, I had great hopes for Charlie, but he cannot expect to go straight into our first-team, so it would be another loan I think.”
More reacted: “Wow that’s bad.”
A third added: “There will be a first option buy back I am sure.”
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Patino made his senior debut for Arsenal in a League Cup victory over Sunderland in December 2021.
He then made his first start in a FA Cup defeat to Nottingham Forest in January 2022.
Patino has played 36 times for Blackpool in all competitions this season, scoring three goals and assisting a further four.
He is not set to be the only academy product to leave the Gunners this summer amid rumours linking Folarin Balogun and Reiss Nelson with moves away.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
