CHARLIE PATINO is set to join Swansea on a season-long loan deal from Arsenal, according to reports.
The Gunners starlet spent last year in the Championship with Blackpool.
Patino, 19, impressed despite the Tangerines' relegation to League One.
He returned to Arsenal reportedly eager to leave permanently for regular first team football.
Despite his contract still having two years remaining, Patino had been expected to leave the Emirates for good earlier this summer.
But club chiefs appear to have talked him into another loan spell.
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According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Swans are in the final stages of completing the move.
Patino, a regular for England at youth level, is likely to undergo a medical today.
He has made two senior first team appearances for Arsenal, both coming during the 2021-22 season.
The midfielder even scored on his debut after being brought on as a late substitute in a 5-1 win over Sunderland in the League Cup.
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Patino joined Blackpool on loan a year ago, going on to play 37 times.
Arsenal fans have hailed sporting director Edu for convincing Patino not to leave on a permanent basis.
One tweeted: "Brilliant. A very good player glad we are not losing him full time great work again by Arsenal."
While a second wrote: "Great news, Arsenal can’t afford to sell this boy. He is the future."
A third added: "Young talent of the England team."
Swansea began their Championship campaign with a 1-1 draw against Birmingham at the Liberty Stadium last Saturday.
Siriki Dembele had put Blues into the lead, before Patino's former Blackpool team-mate Jerry Yates equalised for Swans.
Michael Duff's side subsequently secured progression to the second round of the League Cup, comfortably beating Northampton 3-0 last night.
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