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Brazilian teenager Pedrinho is being linked with a move to Arsenal.
Still just 17, Pedrinho is a right footed left winger who plays his club football for Corinthians.
He has already played 15 teams for their first team this season and has managed five goals for them so far.
Already drawing comparisons with Ronaldinho, he has played for Brazil already at under 16 level.
He has a £43.5 million release clause in his contract, although Brazilian clubs traditionally need money and are prepared to sell players for a lot less.
Arsenal have begun to look at the South American market in a search for new talent, the shining example being Gabriel Martinelli, who was plucked from relative obscurity and has become a first team starter under Mikel Arteta and is now a full Brazil international.
Needless to say, Arsenal are not the only Premier League club tracking his progress, with both Brighton and Newcastle United also monitoring Pedrinho’s situation.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.