Arsenal strengthen for final push for CL places

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Arsenal snap up second teenage starlet

 

CANNES, France (AFP) - Ailing English Premiership giants Arsenal signed their second highly promising teenager within a matter of weeks on Wednesday as they secured the services of Frenchman Carl Parisio from thrid division side Cannes.

 

The 16-year-old defender impressed Arsenal during the Zidane tournament last close season - named after another of the many luminaries to have begun their careers at the club - and confirmed his promise at another one in Mexico at the end of last year.

 

Unlike the 12 million pounds (21.6 million dollars) they had to pay Southampton for 16-year-old striker Theo Walcott, Arsenal did not have to pay Cannes a penny for Parisio but have promised to compensate the French side for their development costs.

 

Arsenal will hope that Parisio is as influential for them down the years as another product from Cannes was, midfielder Patrick Vieira.

 

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Arsenal snap up second teenage starlet

 

CANNES, France (AFP) - Ailing English Premiership giants Arsenal signed their second highly promising teenager within a matter of weeks on Wednesday as they secured the services of Frenchman Carl Parisio from thrid division side Cannes.

 

The 16-year-old defender impressed Arsenal during the Zidane tournament last close season - named after another of the many luminaries to have begun their careers at the club - and confirmed his promise at another one in Mexico at the end of last year.

 

Unlike the 12 million pounds (21.6 million dollars) they had to pay Southampton for 16-year-old striker Theo Walcott, Arsenal did not have to pay Cannes a penny for Parisio but have promised to compensate the French side for their development costs.

 

Arsenal will hope that Parisio is as influential for them down the years as another product from Cannes was, midfielder Patrick Vieira.

 

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I seem to remember a couple of French startlets that had taken the world by storm signing for us once.