Arsenal are at a risk of losing Charlie Patino to Barcelona. The La Liga giants are reportedly keeping an eye on the teenager, with his contract situation yet to be resolved.Patino made his debut for Arsenal in a Carabao Cup tie against Sunderland last December. He scored on his brief cameo role off the bench and was handed his first start in the FA Cup loss at Nottingham Forest a couple of weeks later.Mikel Arteta deemed it necessary for his development to head out on loan this season and he is currently impressing at Blackpool. Supporters of the Tangerines have fallen in love with the midfielder and created their own song for him.However, his situation at his parent club remains clear. The Athletic claimed in October that Patino's contract at the Emirates expires at the end of this season.READ MORE: Man Utd target Mbappe has already been sent transfer message by Varane Arsenal transfer news: Charlie Patino has been impressing on loan at Blackpool (Image: Getty)Arsenal have an option to extend the deal by another two years until 2025, but there is an unknown deadline in which they must activate it by. The Gunners could also offer the player a new deal entirely on improved terms than the two-year extension would offer.But there is currently no movement and Italian outlet Calcio Mercato says Barcelona are tracking the player's situation. Patino's dad is Spanish and one of his childhood heroes was the Barca legend Andres Iniesta.If Arsenal do not move quickly to tie up Patino's future, they may risk losing him to Barca or another interested team. Patino joined Arsenal from Luton in 2015 after he was scouted by the club.He is regarded as the next big thing to come out of the Hale End academy, where the likes of Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe came through. Speaking after Patino's debut last December, Arsenal boss Arteta insisted there must be patience over his development.DON'T M){kind=link}
Arsenal transfer news: Charlie Patino is attracting interest from Barcelona (Image: GETTY)Arsenal are at a risk of losing Charlie Patino to Barcelona. The La Liga giants are reportedly keeping an eye on the teenager, with his contract situation yet to be resolved.Patino made his debut for Arsenal in a Carabao Cup tie against Sunderland last December. He scored on his brief cameo role off the bench and was handed his first start in the FA Cup loss at Nottingham Forest a couple of weeks later.Mikel Arteta deemed it necessary for his development to head out on loan this season and he is currently impressing at Blackpool. Supporters of the Tangerines have fallen in love with the midfielder and created their own song for him.However, his situation at his parent club remains clear. The Athletic claimed in October that Patino’s contract at the Emirates expires at the end of this season.READ MORE: Man Utd target Mbappe has already been sent transfer message by Varane Arsenal transfer news: Charlie Patino has been impressing on loan at Blackpool (Image: Getty)Arsenal have an option to extend the deal by another two years until 2025, but there is an unknown deadline in which they must activate it by. The Gunners could also offer the player a new deal entirely on improved terms than the two-year extension would offer.But there is currently no movement and Italian outlet Calcio Mercato says Barcelona are tracking the player’s situation. Patino’s dad is Spanish and one of his childhood heroes was the Barca legend Andres Iniesta.If Arsenal do not move quickly to tie up Patino’s future, they may risk losing him to Barca or another interested team. Patino joined Arsenal from Luton in 2015 after he was scouted by the club.He is regarded as the next big thing to come out of the Hale End academy, where the likes of Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe came through. Speaking after Patino’s debut last December, Arsenal boss Arteta insisted there must be patience over his development.DON’T MISSQatar World Cup organisers ‘break promise’ as England fans learn price for beerLiverpool make ‘close people’ contact network as Bellingham plot escalatesNeville tweets three-word reply to Ronaldo after being savaged by Man Utd star
Arsenal risk losing Patino to Barcelona with contract not yet resolved
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