{"id":1915,"date":"2026-04-11T17:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T17:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=1915"},"modified":"2026-04-11T17:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T17:31:20","slug":"arsenal-name-price-as-man-utd-target-lewis-skelly-transfer-swoop-after-arteta-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=1915","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal name price as Man Utd target Lewis-Skelly transfer swoop after Arteta admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_b6bb55\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Myles Lewis-Skelly has struggled for game time at Arsenal this season and the club are open to selling the left-back to Manchester United if their valuation is met<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36998428\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Myles Lewis-Skelly of Arsenal \" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36998428.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2269899300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36998428.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_GettyImages-2269899300.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36998428.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2269899300.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36998428.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2269899300.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Myles Lewis-Skelly could leave Arsenal in the summer\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Myles Lewis-Skelly could leave Arsenal in the summer<cite aria-label=\"Image: Catherine Ivill\/Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Catherine Ivill\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arsenal will reportedly entertain interest from Manchester United in defender Myles Lewis-Skelly this summer, so long as their valuation is met. United have identified Lewis-Skelly as a potential successor to Luke Shaw at left-back and have received encouragement from Arsenal&#8217;s stance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Lewis-Skelly enjoyed a breakthrough campaign under Mikel Arteta&#8217;s management last season, but has found minutes much harder to come by in 2025\/26. The arrival of Piero Hincapie in the summer created fierce competition at left-back, with Riccardo Calafiori also above the 19-year-old in the pecking order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He has made 28 appearances across all competitions, yet has started just once in the Premier League, racking up just over 300 minutes in total in the league. With Hincapie&#8217;s initial loan from Bayer Leverkusen set to become permanent this summer, it is clear that Lewis-Skelly may have to move in order to secure more regular game time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And while Arsenal are proud of their academy graduates, it seems that Arteta and the Gunners hierarchy are taking a realistic approach to business. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/cn78kdymmvpo\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">BBC Sport<\/a> reports that Arsenal are willing to cash in on both Lewis-Skelly and fellow youngster Ethan Nwaneri but want a combined \u00a3100million for the duo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE!<\/strong><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mirrorfootballarsenal#\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">  Latest Gunners news and more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_020eaf\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Viktor Gyokeres makes Arsenal &#8216;nerves&#8217; admission and responds to Mikel Arteta demand<\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_020eaf\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Injury news from all 20 Premier League teams as Arsenal, Man Utd and Liverpool face problems<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Nwaneri is currently on loan with Marseille, having left in January to find more regular game time. Like Lewis-Skelly, he saw his opportunities contract after an influx of new players in the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arsenal&#8217;s brutal stance on the current squad is shown by the fact that Gabriel Jesus, Ben White and Gabriel Martinelli could also be sold if the right offers come along.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arteta was asked about the difficulty of striking a balance with providing opportunities to academy graduates and winning in his press conference before Saturday&#8217;s Premier League game against Bournemouth. He made it clear that youngsters have to fight for minutes because there are no hand-outs at the elite level.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36993249\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36993249\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mikel Arteta\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36993249.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2270604634.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36993249.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2270604634.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36993249.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2270604634.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36993249.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2270604634.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Mikel Arteta has made it clear that youngsters have to earn opportunities at Arsenal\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Mikel Arteta has made it clear that youngsters have to earn opportunities at Arsenal<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s part of us,&#8221; he said about Hale End graduates Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri. &#8220;I think at the end, what it has to define this football club is to seek for the excellence and to seek for the best, regardless of whether you&#8217;re coming from the academy or from abroad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;At the end, if we can have players from Hale End, obviously much better because the identity is there. We grow with them, and they know exactly what we&#8217;re looking for. But then they have to earn it, and not for a week, not for a month, not for years like anybody else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter what department or role you have in the club. At the end, you have to sustain performance and that has to be at the very highest level. If we want to win sustainably, we want to win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: &#8220;The margins are shorter, but we&#8217;re doing something as well that is unprecedented. We have players that played in competitions that nobody else has done at that age. 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