A number of Premier League clubs are monitoring Myles Lewis-Skelly’s current situation at Arsenal, but the Gunners have no plans to sell in January.
Rob Dorsett and Dharmesh Sheth report for Sky Sports News that with Myles Lewis-Skelly only making seven league appearances as a substitute and no league starts this season, a number of Premier League clubs are monitoring his situation.
The report adds that Arsenal aren’t looking to sell any players in January, and there are no pressing financial constraints for the club. Though if they did sell, Lewis-Skelly’s departure would represent 100% profit in PSR terms, as a former academy player.
The reason Lewis-Skelly’s situation is starting to become a more pressing concern is that he’s been left out of the England squad over his club minutes.
Thomas Tuchel publicly admitted recently that if Lewis-Skelly wants to play for England, he needs more starts and more minutes for his club.
So unless things change in the coming month and a half, there will certainly be at least some motivation for Lewis-Skelly to change club to play more regularly and get back into the England squad for the 2026 World Cup.
But even with that in mind, you would have thought that a loan makes much more sense than a sale. Lewis-Skelly is just 19 years old with a contract until 2030, Arsenal will still feel he has a future in north London.
If Arsenal feel they can afford to let Lewis-Skelly go for six months, giving the player a better chance to get into England’s World Cup squad, then a loan might be a realistic possibility.
But if Arsenal are still competing on four fronts, and if the injuries continue to hit the squad as hard as they have so far this season, it’s unlikely even a loan would be considered.