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3 Arsenal players who could excite during pre-season

By Adam Schultz

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 11: Marcelo Flores of Arsenal scores their 4th goal with Jack Henry-Francis during the Papa John's Trophy match between Arsenal U21 and Chelsea U21 at Emirates Stadium on January 11, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 11: Marcelo Flores of Arsenal scores their 4th goal with Jack Henry-Francis during the Papa John's Trophy match between Arsenal U21 and Chelsea U21 at Emirates Stadium on January 11, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 21: Charlie Patino of Arsenal (L) celebrates after scoring their team’s fifth goal during the Carabao Cup Quarter-Final match between Arsenal and Sunderland at Emirates Stadium on December 21, 2021, in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /

Charlie Patino

Charlie has already shown his quality for the Arsenal first team as he scored on his debut against Sunderland last season in the Carabao Cup. He also started in Arsenal’s 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup. However, expect even more from our midfield maestro going forward.

Patino will be seeing serious minutes this pre-season and will want to impress Mikel Arteta along the way.

The deep-lying midfielder possesses supreme passing range and has no qualms about spraying a 40-yard pass straight to feet or into space; such is his quality. Excellent at dictating the pace and direction of a game, Patino has drawn similarities to former Arsenal great Cesc Fabregas.

Who can forget his incredible goal against Manchester United’s academy last season? The chase down to win the ball back, then he drove into the box, went around a defender, put Phil Jones on the floor, and then had the cheek to chip over the keeper. Brilliant.

His ability to find space while having a sensational touch allows him to drift past opponents to use his great vision to bring others into the game is second to none. An outside chance to find some Premier League minutes this season.

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