"The 19-year-old already had Riccardo Calafiori ahead of him, and now, Piero Hincapie, who Arsenal have decided to sign permanently, is in front of him too. The ideal scenario for Lewis-Skelly would've been to move back to his natural position, which is central midfield, where Arsenal are short of numbers following Mikel Merino's season-ending injury."
"That's because Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Andrea Berta has started working on signing a new midfielder for Arsenal this summer. Newcastle United star Sandro Tonali is said to be a target for the North Londoners, and he reportedly wants to join the Gunners too."
"If that were to materialise, Lewis-Skelly will likely be very upset as it would mean that his game time would reduce even further next season. That is not ideal at all for a player who, despite his young age, was arguably the best left-back in the Premier League last season."
Myles Lewis-Skelly, a 19-year-old academy graduate, had a breakthrough 2024/25 season as Arsenal's first-choice left-back but has since dropped in Mikel Arteta's pecking order. With Riccardo Calafiori and newly signed Piero Hincapie ahead of him at left-back, Lewis-Skelly's ideal move would be to his natural position of central midfield, where Arsenal lacks depth following Mikel Merino's injury. However, Arteta has not deployed him there. Andrea Berta is reportedly pursuing Newcastle's Sandro Tonali as a midfielder target, which would further diminish Lewis-Skelly's prospects and game time next season, despite his strong performance as a left-back last year.
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