It has been reported that Chilean youngster Marcelo Allende has been offered to Arsenal. The 16-year-old, who would not be able to sign for the Gunners until April next year, impressed as captain of his country at the recent Under-17 World Cup on home soil, where Chile scraped into the first knockout round before being eliminated by Mexico. Allende is undertaking his footballing education at Cobreloa, the same side that developed Alexis Sanchez and Eduardo Vargas. Allende's representative Christian Ogalde told AS: “I have a relationship with many European clubs including Arsenal and, another club, so if tomorrow there are options, we'll talk. “Arsenal is a great training club and we...
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