Arsenal wonderkid dubbed ‘best player who has ever walked through training ground doors’ set to leave for just £1million
CHARLIE PATINO is reportedly set to leave Arsenal for just £1million.
The midfielder was once rated as one of the best young players to come through the Gunners academy.
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Patino, 20, has struggled to earn first-team football in North London and has had multiple loan spells away.
This is despite the club’s head of scouting, Shaun O”Connor, expecting a lot from him.
He once said: “Best player who has ever walked through the doors at Hale End.”
The Mirror are now reporting that Patino and Arsenal are set to sever ties together.
The report claims that the club has agreed to sell the midfielder to Deportivo La Coruna for £1m.
The deal will include a sell-on clause so the Gunners could receive more should he reach his potential in Spain and move on.
Fans have slammed Arsenal’s handling of the youngster on social media.
One posted: “One million pounds for Patino, f*****g embarrassing.”
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A second wrote: “£1m is an absolute joke. We are so bad at this.”
A third commented: “£1m, is this a prank or something?”
Arsenal ratings vs Wolves
ARSENAL kicked off their campaign with three points at home to Wolves.
Here’s how SunSport’s Isabelle Barker rated Mikel Arteta’s men.
David Raya – 8
Produced a jaw-dropping save in the opening-half on an awkward Jorgen Strand Larsen header.
Saved Saliba’s skins late on when he nearly produced a monumental cock-up by passing the ball straight to Cunha.
Ben White – 7
White wanted a goal so bad, had two shots in the opening half and was linking the play well.
Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6
Put the Gunners under pressure at times to highlight why the club signed Riccardo Calafiori in the summer.
The Ukrainian left-back also looked weak defensively.
With the return of Jurrien Timber, Zinchenko could see himself out of the starting XI.
Gabrel – 7
Was mostly rock solid at the back and was more reliable than Saliba but still made a few questionable tackles.
William Saliba – 6
Was the culprit of a number of poor passes.
Had a disastrous spell which gifted Wolves a chance, forcing Raya into that blinding save in the first-half.
He then passed the ball straight to Matheus Cunha who so very nearly equalised in the second-half.
Martin Odegaard – 7
A joy to watch in the first-half but needed to sharpen up in the second-half. Held onto the ball for too long doing flicks and tricks which put Arsenal under the cosh.
Thomas Partey – 7
Solid display, buzzed about all over the pitch and was neat and tidy with his distribution.
Nearly made it 2-0 in the second-half with a rasping, low shot.
Declan Rice – 6
Had little influence throughout the game and came off injured on 84-minutes.
Bukayo Saka – 9
The opener was all about the cross from Saka.
It was an inch-perfect, in-swinging cross into the box, the keeper couldn’t come for it, the defenders didn’t want to knock it into their own net, and Havertz took full advantage.
He wrapped up a perfect performance by firing a rocket into the top corner to make it 2-0.
Kai Havertz – 8
His opener had been brewing for a while when he produced a crisp finish on 25 minutes. He has now scored 10 goals in his last 15 Premier League games. Scuppered a golden chance early in the second-half though.
Gabriel Martinelli – 7
Solid performance but was wasteful and selfish when he could have laid the ball back to Declan Rice when he was wide open.
Subs:
Jurrien Timber – 7
Gabriel Jesus – 7
Leandro Trossard – 7
A fourth said: “We really suck at selling players. City, Liverpool, and Chelsea would all have gotten 15-20m for him.”
Another added: “Terrible deal and terrible treatment from the club to the player.”
Patino is now expected to play his football in the Segunda Division in Spain with Deportivo.
They lost their first game of the season 1-0 to Real Oviedo.
Patino will be familiar with at least one of his new team-mates as former Arsenal ace Lucas Perez is at the club.
The striker joined the club in 2023 after paying part of his transfer fee in order to leave Cadiz.
Patino never made a first-team appearance for the Gunners in the Premier League.
He did feature in the 5-1 EFL Cup quarter-final win over Sunderland, in which he scored the last goal of the game.
Patino had successful loan spells at Blackpool and Swansea City and was featured for England‘s youth teams.
GettyFormer Arsenal ace Lucas Perez will be one of Patino’s new team-mates[/caption]
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