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Mauro Bandeira: Arsenal midfielder s Colchester United on season-long loan

Mauro Bandeira played three times for Arsenal Under-21 in the EFL Trophy last seasonGetty Images

Mauro Bandeira ed Arsenal from Queens Park Rangers' academy when he was 13 years old

Colchester United have signed Arsenal's teenage Portuguese midfielder Mauro Bandeira on a season-long loan deal.

The 19-year-old played three times for Arsenal Under-21 in the EFL Trophy last season after g his first professional contract a year ago.

Bandeira is U's boss Ben Garner's fourth g of the summer ahead of the new League Two season.

He is the second loan player from a Premier League club to arrive following Crystal Palace goalkeeper Owen Goodman.

Southampton defender Nico Lawrence is another season-long loanee, while Ellis Iandolo has ed permanently from Swindon Town.

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