Mikel Arteta plans to change Arsenal star’s position next season
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Myles Lewis-Skelly’s increasing seniority will be recognised next season with opportunities to impress in his favoured central midfield role. Arsenal’s latest Hale End Academy graduate has made a significant breakthrough in recent months and enhanced his burgeoning reputation with a superb display in last night’s north London derby win over Tottenham.
Injuries to the likes of Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kieran Tierney and summer signing Riccardo Calafiori left Arteta with a huge potential headache at left-back. Lewis-Skelly has, however, provided a homegrown solution and adapted to the role so impressively that he now appears to have leapfrogged Calafiori in Arteta’s pecking order.
While the teenager has made light of the demands Arteta places on his full-backs, Lewis-Skelly is nominally a midfielder and is expected to be given chances to prove his worth in that role in the first team, according to MailSport. Arsenal’s engine room is set to undergo something of a makeover in the summer with both Thomas Partey and Jorginho expected to depart.
Declan Rice and Mikel Merino are set to be joined by Martin Zubimendi with Arsenal understood to be close to agreeing a deal with Real Sociedad for the Spain international. Moving Lewis-Skelly into his natural position would give Arteta more options in midfield and potentially free up budget to make the attacking signings he is likely to make in the summer.
