Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly has reportedly \u2018grown frustrated\u2019 by his situation at the club, while his \u2018most likely\u2019 transfer has emerged.<\/p>\n
The talented teenager was always likely to be a victim of Arsenal<\/a>\u2018s immense summer spending last summer and he has seen his minutes significantly reduced this season.<\/p>\n After his breakout campaign in 2025\/26, Lewis-Skelly has only made one Premier League start this season, with the England international firmly behind Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapie in the pecking order.<\/p>\n A report on Friday claimed Lewis-Skelly is among five \u2018main candidates\u2019 to be sold by Arsenal, who \u2018must\u2019 sell at least one first-team star to balance the books in the summer.<\/a><\/p>\n Now, Football Insider\u2019s Pete O\u2019Rourke claims<\/a> Lewis-Skelly is \u2018frustrated\u2019 and \u2018could quit\u2019 Arsenal in the summer, with a \u2018loan exit considered most likely\u2019 for the versatile defender.<\/p>\n Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk as a preferred source on Google <\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Lewis Skelly may \u2018push\u2019 for transfer<\/p>\n It has been a disappointing campaign for Lewis-Skelly, who does need to be playing more regularly if he is to continue his development. But Arsenal would be foolish to cash in on the youngster, who has immense potential as a left-back and midfielder.<\/p>\n A loan move to a European giant, a la Ethan Nwaneri, is certainly the best next step for Lewis-Skelly, whose game time is unlikely to increase too much if he sticks around at Arsenal next season.<\/p>\n And O\u2019Rourke suspects Lewis-Skelly will \u2018force\u2019 a transfer in the summer if he ultimately decides that he \u201cwants to be playing regularly\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIf he continues to find himself as third choice left back at Arsenal, there might be an opportunity for him to go out on loan,\u201d O\u2019Rourke told Football Insider.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, he had a real breakthrough season last year, Lewis-Skelly, when he was outstanding for Arsenal and ended up signing a new contract. But Mikel Arteta has preferred Hincapie and Calafiori and they are two outstanding defenders, so it\u2019s been hard for Lewis-Skelly to get opportunities.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s made just one start in the Premier League and he is frustrated about that, but it\u2019s been difficult to get into Arteta\u2019s star-studded line-up right now.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s something that the club might look at and the player himself might want to look to push for if he wants to be playing regularly.\u201d<\/p>\n Latest Arsenal news: \u2018Offer prepared\u2019 for defender as Gunners seal deal<\/p>\n Arsenal already have the best squad in the Premier League and potentially Europe, but they are unlikely to stand still in this summer\u2019s window.<\/p>\n We are of the understanding that the Gunners are among a host of Premier League giants in the race to sign a top talent at Benfica.<\/a><\/p>\n Head coach Mikel Arteta loves to hoard defenders and could further strengthen at the back in the summer, with an \u2018offer\u2019 being \u2018prepared\u2019 to add another Brazilian to their squad.<\/a><\/p>\n