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A potential move to FC Barcelona is still an accolade for young football talents worldwide despite the current crisis situation for the Catalans. Barca recently promised Charlie Patino, a 17-year-old midfield talent from Arsenal FC. But the Gunners have big plans of their own for their home-grown produce.
On his 18th birthday in around a month, Patino is to be given a long-term professional contract. Quite a few see the sporting future of the club in the teenager. He has already taken the Gunners' junior academy in the Hale End in east London by storm.
Arsenal scout Brian Stapleton recently gave an interview to Goal.com in which he shed light on the prospects of the rough diamond. “Sean O'Connor (head of youth development, editor's note) discovered Jack Wilshere and said to me that Charlie is the best player who has ever played in Hale End. The boy has so much potential, but he's not ready yet. "
"There is a path Arsenal have in mind for him and he will likely follow the path Phil Foden did at Manchester City," added Stapleton. Unlike the all-purpose offensive weapon Foden, Patino is at home on the six as well as the eight.
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