Wolves and Newcastle United are the latest clubs to join a growing list of Premier League teams chasing Ainsley Maitland-Niles this summer.

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 01: Ainsley Maitland-Niles of Arsenal takes a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement during the Heads Up FA Cup Final match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on August 01, 2020 in London, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Adam Davy/Pool via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND: Ainsley Maitland-Niles takes a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on August 01, 2020. (Photo by Adam Davy/Pool via Getty Images)

Sky Sports report that Wolves and Newcastle United both hold some interest in signing Arsenal’s Ainsley Maitland-Niles this summer.

Wolves are reportedly the latest team to register their interest in the player. Newcastle are only ‘monitoring developments’ at this stage. As for the interest from Tottenham Hotspur in reports earlier this week, they’re denying the claims of a move for the player.

Whether Spurs actually don’t want Maitland-Niles, or they’re just pretending not to want him to avoid driving his price up, we won’t know until later in the window.

Brighton are the fourth Premier League club in the mix at this stage. They’re apparently keeping close tabs with Brighton technical director Dan Ashworth a big fan.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 10: Ainsley Maitland-Niles (C) and Trae Coyle (L) of Arsenal during a friendly match between Arsenal and Brentford at Emirates Stadium on June 10, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND: Ainsley Maitland-Niles (C) and Trae Coyle (L) of Arsenal during a friendly match on June 10, 2020. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

The saga all kicked off earlier in the summer, when David Ornstein reported that Maitland-Niles felt he needed to leave the club this summer to achieve regular first-team football.

Admittedly, that was in mid-July. The player then featured in wins over Liverpool, Manchester City and the FA Cup final victory over Chelsea. He also started the final game of the league season against Watford. Perhaps that changed his mind a little, but the exit rumours persist.

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