Arsenal wonderkid Charlie Patino looks set for his first real taste of regular football as the Gunners prepare to despatch him out on loan to the Championship.
The 18-year-old burst onto the scene last season amid plenty of hype. Patino has previously been described as the “best player who has ever walked through the doors at Hale End” by head of scouting at Arsenal, Sean O’Connor.
And he certainly delivered on his first team debut, netting against Sunderland in an EFL Cup tie last December barely ten minutes after coming off the bench. He played one further senior game that term, against Nottingham Forest in a shock FA Cup third round exit.
