Arsenal ended their summer transfer window with a bang by activating Thomas Partey's £45m release clause and they squeezed him through late on deadline day.

Amongst all of the drama, it quickly emerged that the club wouldn't be making a move for Lyon's box-to-box playmaker Houssem Aouar, which could prove to be a costly decision as Mikel Arteta lacks extra creativity through the middle.

The Gunners' no.10 Mesut Ozil is a forgotten man at London Colney as he's been named as a shock absentee from their Europa League squad this week whilst there's only so much you can ask Dani Ceballos to do.

Perhaps, at least until January, Arteta could dip into the club's promising academy set-up for backup and there's one name that stands out like a sore thumb - Charlie Patino.

Named in this year's 'Next Generation' list on the Guardian, the 16-year-old has been lauded as a "generational talent" capable of reaching the very top.

Patino was poached from Luton Town aged just 11, thus resulting in lofty comparisons to Jack Wilshere, who was handed an Arsenal debut at 16 by Arsene Wenger.

Maybe the young sensation could become Arteta's version of the former England maestro.

"With my knowledge of players coming through the Academy, I truely feel that Charlie is the best I have seen; even better than Jack Wilshere"

John Williamson to Gunnerstown.

It's claimed that some believe Patino can dictate the game further forward in a number ten role, drawing similarities to Man City's Phil Foden - a player coached by Arteta during his time under Pep Guardiola.

And the shrewd Gunners chief is evidently already a fan as the youngster has already trained with the first-team as recently as last month. He's also set to be promoted to the U23 squad before the summer, so that should provide further encouragement over his potential.

With so many fixtures to deal with this campaign, we could well see Patino make the step up earlier than anticipated. He'd be the next Hale End talent to feature, following in the footsteps of Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Bukayo Saka, Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah.

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