Highly-rated Arsenal midfielder 'wanted by Serie A clubs'
The 20-year-old was formerly regarded as one of the brightest talents to emerge from the Hale End youth system, and he memorably scored on his debut for Arsenal in a 5-1 EFL Cup rout of Sunderland in December 2021.
Patino was subsequently handed his first Gunners start in a 1-0 FA Cup loss to Nottingham Forest the following month, but he has not made another first-team appearance since, spending time out on loan with Blackpool and Swansea City.
The midfielder's time in the lower leagues has been worthwhile, as he has conjured up four goals and four assists from 33 games in a Swansea jersey this season, but his fortunes have taken a nosedive in the second half of the season.
After enjoying regular starts during his opening months at Swansea, the Gunners loanee has fallen down the pecking order under new boss Luke Williams and has not started a Championship game since New Year's Day.
Juventus among clubs interested in PatinoPatino has been an unused substitute in three of the Swans' last four Championship clashes, including Saturday's 1-0 win over already-relegated Rotherham United, and a return to the Emirates this summer is imminent.
Last year, Arsenal apparently activated an extension in Patino's contract to keep the England Under-21 international at the club until 2025, but a parting of the ways is seemingly on the cards this summer.
According to Calciomercato, all of Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan are eyeing moves for Patino, who has allegedly made it clear that he wants out of Arsenal in the summer window.
Contrary to previous reports, the Italian outlet claims that Patino's contract
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