Arsenal’s failure to qualify for the Champions League may have opened the door for the Gunners to give chances to some of their youngsters.
Mikel Arteta’s side looked set to make a stunning return to Europe’s elite club competition, but a poor run of form in their last few matches of the season helped Tottenham to finish above them on the league table.
They will now settle for a place in the Europa League, but their failure to make the UCL means their transfer budget will be reduced now.
The Evening Standard says it also means more youngsters will be promoted and one name on that list is Charlie Patino.
The 18-year-old is regarded as one of the finest talents to ever emerge from the club’s Hale End Academy and he received his first-team debut this season in the Carabao Cup.
He would now get more chances to play in other competitions next season to cover for a lack of depth.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Youngsters work hard and dream of getting first-team chances and Patino should be prepared to take this one when it arrives.
He showed in the few minutes he got last season that he has the talents, and a consistent run in the team will help him mature into a top player.
Patino,azeez,hutchinson,swanson,rekik and salah all deserve gametime come next season.i’m confident the next breakout star is among them.
SO BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS that Patino will DEFINITELY play more than the tiny amount of minutes he played last season, that it is not worth writing an article about it.
Great for him and Arteta in league cup.
The next step for Arteta is moulding quality players into a winning outfit. One that scores much more than last season and loses less than 13 times!
He’ll be greater than Saka,and I think we must sell our star Saka to Man city,it’ll help us with funds and also trigger our deals for Jesus and Zinchenko
His small frame is worrying regarding injuries and he will be bullied by the likes of Dan Burns etc. but we wish him well and if he plays with wijnaldum beside him he might
be ok..