FC Barcelona made important moves during the summer transfer window, incorporating top-level players and making way for those who didn’t have the support of Xavi Hernández for their sporting project. However, despite the fact that the investment was high, It seems that there are still some lenses that continue to attract attention in offices of the institution.
New information revealed by the UK ensures that Barça are interested in taking over the services of Charlie Patiño, one of the young promises of Arsenal’s youth system. The midfielder is in the final stage of his contract with the ‘Gunners’ and doesn’t appear to have any intention of renewing, which makes him a gamble for the future.
At 19, He is on loan at Blackpool and has been part of the London team’s youth academy since 2015, making his first-team debut late last year in a League Cup match against Sunderland. Indeed, In his first he managed to open his scoring bag under the orders of Mikel Artetawhich immediately attracted the attention of some Premier League teams.
so far this season He played 1,102 minutes in 16 league and cup matches, scoring twice and dishing out two assists. The coaching staff is following him closely and plans to convince him to renew his relationship with the club, even if the player himself knows he is being targeted by other teams, including Barcelona.
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1.82 meters tall and left-handed by nature, He has great vision and the initiative to break lines thanks to his speed with the ball at his feet. He is an international with the England under-20 squad, but his Galician roots make him a ‘target’ for the Spain squad to join Luis Enrique’s all-time squad. Great references of him include Santi Cazorla, an Arsenal idol, and also Andrés Iniesta, a Barça football icon.
