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Arsenal close in on top transfer target: Midfielder spotted at Gunners training ground
ARSENAL have had Chilean wonderkid Marcelo Allende on trial at the club this week.
Marcelo Allende was a star of the Chile Under-17 side
Marcelo Allende is a top target for Arsenal and was on trial with the club on three previous occasions last year.
And the 17-year-old midfielder has been back for a fourth spell with the Gunners this week.
The Chile Under-17 international was spotted in training photos alongside fellow countryman Alexis Sanchez.
Marcelo Allende has been on trial with Arsenal this week
Marcelo Allende is a big fan of Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez
And the Daily Mirror claim Allende could be close to finally earning a permanent deal with the club.
Allende is said to be one of the brightest young talents in Chile and impressed during the Under-17s World Cup in 2015.
He captained the side and scored twice to take his country into the round of 16 where he reportedly caught the eye of a number of top clubs.
The best of Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez
Allende earned himself a move from his boyhood team Cobreloa - the same club where Sanchez was discovered - to Deportes Santa Cruz after the tournament
He has been likened to the Arsenal star in his homeland and he reportedly sees the 28-year-old as a role model.
Sanchez reportedly advised him to get bigger and build up his strength if he wanted to reach the top level.