arsenal supremo dick law has flown to argentina in an attempt to rubber stamp the capture of maxi romero the club's chief negotiator has jetted to south america to finalise a deal for the 16 year old forward   who has been compared to lionel messi the gunners are in advanced talks with velez sarsfield over a £45million swoop for the teenage sensation arsenal are close to signing 16 year old maxi romero from velez sarsfield for £45million  but the deal has been held up by red tape over the make up of romero's ownership rights   and law has travelled to argentina to resolve the issues romero's agents and his club velez both own stakes in the player, which is causing complications for arsenal the premier league have strict rules regarding third party ownership and the issue must be settled before he can play for the gunners romero is expected to remain with velez, on loan, for at least two more seasons before coming to england to begin his career with arsenal the youngster is yet to make his senior debut for velez, but has trained regularly with the first team  the argentine wonderkid has been dubbed the next lionel messi and would stay at velez on loan 
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arsenal are in advanced talks with velez sarsfield over a £45million swoop . maxi romero, 16, has been compared to barcelona star lionel messi . deal has been held up by red tape over the make up of ownership rights . click here for all the latest arsenal news 