Samuel Galindo will become an Arsenal player at midnight tonight. The Bolivian youngster has penned a four-year-contract with the Gunners, but will be leaving loan after the club failed to win a work permit for the 18-year-old.
Galindo has been training with Arsène Wenger’s first team since January, when Arsenal stole a march on Everton to secure a provisional deal. However, the move wasn’t sealed as officials wanted to look further into allegations of “age cheating” which originated in the Bolivian press. After satisfying themselves that the youngster was the correct age, the transfer window had shut.
The 6’3 powerhouse signed a development contract in March, meaning he would be added to the payroll at the club but he couldn’t play any games. Instead, he trained with the first-team, and was even snapped taking part in a 5 on 5 training match before the Champions League clash with Barcelona.
In May Samuel returned to Bolivia to complete the paperwork required to apply for a Spanish visa, although an application for a work permit for him to join the club now was also lodged. It was refused, and now a loan spell in Spain is imminent. Arsenal initially promised Salamanca the chance to sign the player, but Samuel revealed to ‘La Gaceta de Salamanca’ that plans have now changed:
“Two weeks ago it seemed clear that I was going to go to Salamanca, but Arsenal have told me that they now want me to go to Celta.”
A fee of around €500,000 has changed hands with Real America for the Bolivia Under 20 captain. The left footed attacking midfielder possess a box-to-box style and can play either in the centre, behind a striker, or on the wing.
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How long is he going to have to go on loan for J?
Yeah, how long?
The same time as usual. Which is 36 months, or three seasons. Although it’s hoped he will have earned enough caps for Bolivia by next December to be eligible.
how many caps is that?
aww man :(
this kid must be decent to have been used in training before the barca game…from what i’ve seen on youtube he looked a bit uninspiring but what do i know…
successor to diaby?
Only €500,000? That seems a bit less, or was his contract up?
What’s your opinion on him J? Does he have the potential and mental toughness to become a first teamer?
I like what I have seen of him. Hes got great ball control, hes gigantic, good passer and only 18. We can get him by the time he reaches 20 with almost a year and half experience under his belt
I can understand what wenger is trying to do he’s bringing the best talent of the entire world to arsenal so in the future we can reap the rewards by not having to buy and having a world class team thats been with us since childhoold.
Same thing did Ajax did almost two decades ago
J ANY NEWS ON WHO ELSE MIGHT BE GOING ON LOAN
COQUELIN – LORIENT
“Two weeks ago it seemed clear that I was going to go to Salamanca, but Arsenal have told me that they now want me to go to Celta.”
Have we forgiven Salamanca after the Botelho incident or have I missed something since Galindo first thought was he was to be loaned out to Salamanca?
the work permit system is fucked up in this country!!!
They should have shown footage of the England team to win the case!
Just what we need, another teenager…..Wenger what is wrong with you ?????? Are the stories true ???????????
You Carl are everything that is wrong with football. Grow some balls and say what you are accusing Arsene Wenger of.
Go back to Manchester
you idiot..a big club like us always sign youngsters..not only us..the premier league new rules..a club must have at least 8 home grown players..meaning the players have to train in the country 3 years before they reach 21..so..we have to sign youngsters…
3 years!!!!! What a load of B.S!!!!!
It’s shit, it’s not like he’s going to come over here looking for a job, he already has a job (well a contract) it’s just a joke!
JS Do you think pedro botelho will play as a left winger for arsenal? Do you think hes got a chance?
Any news on Armand traore will he be leaving?
I think Wenger is going to give him a try he will probably play in the reserves and Cruise might go out on loan
good news … will be lookin forward for more updates about him from u….
seems a first team regular in a few years time
i really thought i was gonna read an article about an arsenal player, no its another waste of my time
J, top man, news overload on this site today absolutely fantastic work, keep it up dude.
Absolutely spot on. J runs the best blog around, doing great job every day.
As for Galindo, it really sucks he didn’t get the visa…he’ll be payed milions until he finally gets to, even train, with the first team.
I think people with Spanish heritage (those born in former Spanish colonies like Bolivia) are eligible for a Spanish (EU) passport after only 2 years. Similarly, Carlos Vela was on loan for only 2 years and was just breaking into his national team when he got his work permit.
But like JSanderson says, it may come sooner as Galindo gets caps for Bolivia’s senior squad.
What concerns me is that if they refused Galindo a work permit, will they also refuse Wellington Silva one in January?
I reckon/am hoping that Wellington Silva might just be good enough to come under the special talent part of the work permit. If Denilson could get one….
denilson got one because he was regular player for brazil at youth level and team Captain.
I have not idea if Wellington is regular at youth level but as brazilian he should get a special talent visas
I think Silva will be more than OK he should get the work permit without any problem
Silva was the youngest member of the brazil u17 team at the last u17 world cup and played. If that doesnt make you a special talent, then i dont know what does.
why the hell do some of these kids get their work permit rejected?
do they REALLY think arsenal are child trafficking or something. he’s clearly being bought to WORK as a footballer. jesus!
Ryan that’s a capital J for Jesus. He alledgedly died of a cross for you. Surely a capital letter is not too much to ask?
@wondrinfree – you’re an idiot. jesus jesus jesus jesus jesus. jESUS
wondrinfree…please stop with the jesus stuff. football and religion are seperate
Sadly this is more money wasted in the same vein as Vela and Boethelo.Why do we sign these players at all.If they make it they will miss numerous games while travelling to and from international games.Arsene truly has lost the plot
Del, your an idiot….
Del dude
u missed it completely…. u need reeducation abt arsenal policy
Del. It is you who has lost the plot, mate!
Del I think you are the kind of supporter who would be happier at Chelsea. Bye.
Vela a waste of money?….what is wrong with these retarded fans?
carl is a dick, top work j,will wellington be elegible to join us in december or will be have to be loaned out for 3 yrs?
Great news and thanks again
Del – are you saying you wouldn’t want to have a single player from the Western Hemisphere play for Arsenal? The same hemisphere that has provided 4 of the 8 quarterfinalists in the World Cup, the best player in the world, and countless other players who have contributed greatly to European clubs for decades. And that’s because of the maybe 6 times per season that they have to play an international match? Seems rather silly to me.
Del would rather have seasoned England internationals, like Frank Lampard, Stevie (Me Me Me) Gerrard and John Terry.
Bwahahahaha!!
Does he not qualify for a special talent? capped at senior level at only 17/18
what about Pedro’s work permit? is that likely to be given?
Geez, some Arsenal fans are so miserable and so hard to please. If it takes 3 years and the kid is class you will not be talking rubbish, now will you? In the mean time we have good players and Arsene said he is buying and has bought!
Some of you need to chill out!
@Paul N i suspect some arsenal fans has no life. I think they sit scouting arsenal pages, looking for some good news to trash and malest and ruin. Then they sit there smining and sniggering being happy about how they can write nasty stuff on pages without anyone knowing who they are.
Some people are just like that. I pity them. Everyone can write arsene sucks, and people from SA sucks cos they dont got visa. Now writing a good argument well that takes class. clearly these guys are not capable of that….
That’s a shame he looks good – then again they always do on Youtube. I understand we attempted the visa as a special talent, is that correct ? If so I hope this doesn’t give a clue how Wellington will go. I wonder if a spud is working in the visa office ?
J any insight to the young lad from Ajax Eriksen, he’s worth gettting not just for DB10 says so but he was born in a place called Middelfart . . . you can see the headlines already
NZgooner there is a big difference between a visa and a work permit.he was at london last season with the team which is not possible without a visa.
Erikensen is ok but we have better youngsters in the midfield
I will be more interested in bringing DB10 to Arsenal as either an assistant coach or even a youth coach
The purpose of Arsenal football club is to win trophies not provide players to 2nd rate Spanish teams.If we sign South Americans please let them already have the work permit or visa.We have been paying this player since March and will continue to do so for another three yrs yet he won’t play a game for us.I would rather Arsene spent the money that has been invested in these young talented South and central Americans and bought players who can play for us when we kick off our campaign in August at Anfield.We have had 5 seasons of promising youngsters now we have to wait 3 more enough is enough.
you really need reeducation
good thing its not up to you then
you , sir, are an idiot .
how come man united ALWAYS gets work permits for their talents and we hardly ever do?
If he is talented enough, he will make it with Arsenal. If he works hard during his loan period, then he should be fine. I mean how many other 6’3 17 year old centre midfielders are around anyways?? hahaha. I know it is unfortunate that he cannot play for us right away, but he’d probably will get a bit more playing time anyways if he goes on loan. It is unfair though that we cannot do what we want to do with him, which is put him in to the 1st team. Very unfair. But like I said, if he is good enough he will rise above all that bullshit hahaha.
Aneke is 6’3 isnt he and I think hes 16
I think in the future our first team will be full of giants with same technical ability as our current team
Well, the coaching job is not an easy one and neither is it too difficult because at the worst, you get fired and get hired just after being fired.
Lets be patient as Arsenal fans and i also know how it feels to have gone 5 yrs without a trophy cos here in Nigeria, i know what we face from the chelsea and manchester utd fans. It is not easy.
About Galindo, he’s got height, a good passer, box to box player and good composure. That means one for the future but at the same time i know Arsene is going to get more defenders.
I will say this is a good thing for our youths already in the club.
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/-we-ve-loan-agreements-with-spanish-clubs-
This kid is really good. At such a young age, he’s already Bolivia’s best players.
Galindo has a good vision and can be a great player in the future
I dont think he will have to wait for 3 years to see him play for Arsenal becuase he will by December 2011 have earned enough caps to come to arsenal.
I think this loan spell is a good start for him although Celta or Salmanca are too very poorely run clubs and we should try and find other patners.
About us not signing youngsters – Why should we stop bringing talented youngsters to our club a clubs long terms sustainability depends on its youth sytem.
All the morons whingeing about paying wages to these young players should surely be aware that the loan club pays the wages of players we have loaned to them.
im happy that he didn’t get a work permit that means more of a chance for homegrown players like lansbury!!!
the cream always rises to the top I used to think the same think that why are we buying all these players if we have players like Lansbury and Bartley coming through
but its not about a single player its about Arsenal.
We want the best to play for arsenal and only the best will make it through competitons bring the best out of players and it encourages them to get better and become no.1
If Lansbury is good enough he will beat Ramsey, Diaby and Denilson to become no.1 if not he will be sold and thats how its works and is suppose to work
Its not all about talent its also about hardwork these players show in their training. Eastmond is a very good example nobody expected him to play half a dozen games for Arsenal last season or any season but he did it with his hard work and hasn’t looked out of place in the first team
J is Halliche only costing €500K-1M.
Imscouting thinks that how much it will cost to get him
if its true then I say snap him up wenger its cheaper than what we will pay for a youngster
Be patient gooners, Gallindo can’t make it into the starting xi this season with offensive players like; arshavin, nasri, fabregas, rosicky, walcot, wilshere(if wenger decides to let him stay) vying for position in the team. so, him getting to go on loan at celta is a good one for now. our focus now should be in the defence and in the DM position( a back to back for song).
Two youth league titles and a youth FA cup in past two years – this shows the youth system is working well. The transition from star youth to star pro is very difficult (in most sports not just football) and attitude is 500% allied to talent – nearly impossible to predict and is very much a numbers game, from every 50 you are fortunate if 1 or 2 actually make it. To this end Arsenal are playing the numbers game and the fees received from those that nearly make it probably go a long way to covering the cost. Certainly the “profit” fom the one or two that make it means the process is worthwhile.
People should observe without heaping unhelpful expectation on the youth players – the PL is littered with former Arsenal youth who the prof deems are not the absolute cream he seeks for his own team but who are good pros all the same.
no, the club that loanes players don’t always play the wages if they have a deal like the one we have with salamanca/celta.
HaHa! Every time there is an actual signig in midfield or even talk of signing a yongster in midfield, you see articles about Lansbury and why are we signing new players when we’ve go him.
What is happening at Arsenal with Lansbury could very well be exactly what happened to England with their national team: a deep desperation on the part of fans for a representation of themselves to make it big and win, a desperation so intense that a reasonable grip on reality is lost…
Lansbury had a very mediocre season at a Championship level. jET and Wilshere clearly did better on loan, and Fabregas, Nasri, Ramsey, Diaby, and Denilson are all light years ahead of him in talent and and big-game experience.
With the arrival of Galindo and the continued development of Aneke, the simple fact is that Lansbury’s road to the 1st team looks increasingly tough.
Despite what was clearly a mediocre season at Watford, I know people will go on about how he’s the best midfeld prospect at the club etc. etc. But I don’t see it. He’s a decent prospect with a 50-50 shot at the first team at best.
Aneke and Wilshere are the brightest midfield lights at Arsenal by a comfortable margin and 1st team openings for them will not be easy to find…
His first team appearance at Arsenal was very impressive.
You say Lansbury had a mediocre season after making 38 appearances in the Championship (34 of them as a starter), then you go on to say you’re sure Aneke, a 16 year old who has never played first team football anywhere, is a better prospect?
Read the posts about Lansbury on this Watford fan blog: http://www.hornblogger.com/search?q=lansbury. For example:
“If I was Malky I would’ve taken Lansbury off just before the end so we could’ve shown him our appreciation too. Rather overshadowed by his mate from Man U, Angela has still been one of the reasons we’ve escaped the drop and deserves to take some of the applause himself.”
Another positive sign is that he improved over the course of the season. He went from this: “Lansbury seems to have got the skills but doesn’t know how to work them into our team and hasn’t grasped the concept of shooting at all” to being one of Watford’s better players during the season. He was also played out of position as a 4-4-2 striker – presumably if he gets a chance at Arsenal, it would be as a midfielder or possibly a winger. And all this at the ripe old age of 19…
apparantly newcastle want lansbury on loan is this true? Would be great if he went there on loan in my opinion.
Gallindo looks pretty “Indio” to me – not sure what Spanish heritage he might actually have to qualify for fast track citizenship in Spain….
JS, on a slightly different note what’s happened to Frimpong? I know he had an injury last season but wasn’t sure how serious it was. I thought changing formations so he could be a box2box midfielder would have really suited his all-action style but he hasn’t seemed to go on with it. Any update?
As to Galindo, we haven’t had much luck as yet with players who have needed to be loaned to Spain for work permit reasons. I’m sure it’s just a matter of time. Slightly frustrating that we have 6’3″ guys like Galindo, JET & Simpson but they are all attacking players while we have short CB’s/DM’s and that’s where our first-team lacks height the most!
Hopefully the delay in signing him means that everything is legit in regards to his age.
Here is a little something for all of you against signing of players that cant get a work permit so we send them to spain for 3 years. In 2001 we tried to sign Ronaldinho but he did not qualify for a work permit. If we had the system back then that we have now, we would have signed Ronaldinho. How anyone can argue against this process is beyond me. Plus Carlos vela has been a success and will be a success. Of course not all will make it but saying we should get rid of this system is like saying we shouldnt have a youth academy because the majority of players dont make it at Arsenal.
Take it easy Shane, I never suggested loaning players out wasn’t the right course of action to take, just that the players we have done it with have not been that successful so far.
And if you think Vela has been a success so far we clearly have different definitions of “success”.
Why do people complain about these types of signings? When Wenger buys these younger players he does not do so to the immediate detriment of any potential 1st team signings…can you not see that or are you too THICK!
Yes like all Arsenal fans I would like to see the 1st team strengthened, and players ready now to be brought in so we can win trophies. BUT it is very very important that we continue to build and devlop a strong youth system which will save us millions in the future. And based on the fact Wenger is quite old now, I find it very encouraging that he is unselfish in his plans for the club. Because many of the 15/16 year olds will likely not ever beneift Wengers managerial regin yet he still strives to make such great additions…a top top manager and the best we could ever have wished for.
PS. Plus a great website for bringing us all the good news on what our great club are doing at this level….many thanks.
Del how stupid are you really?