Charlie Patino, 18, was injured in his third game for on-loan club Blackpool.
The highly rated midfielder was loaned out to help him develop, and this injury will be a major setback.
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Charlie Patino is one of Arsenal’s most promising graduates right now. Last season, he was a member of a few Arsenal first-team squads.
Arsenal hoped that a loan move would provide him with the necessary game time to break into the first team proper. However, things are not going as smoothly as planned.
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After rolling his ankle in the crucial 1-0 win over QPR, the 18-year-old didn’t make it to the second half, and the swelling prevented him from returning after the break.
Coach for Blackpool Michael Appleton, told LancsLive:
Charlie (Patino), his ankle is quite swollen. The injury to Charlie was a big blow because he was having a big influence on the game, he was playing his part. It’s not great, if I’m being honest.
It was quite badly swollen at half-time, so it’s obviously something where we’ve got to control the swelling, get the swelling down. Once we’re in a position where the swelling is under control, then he can go and get it scanned.