Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Arsenal FC Transfer News: Anthony Martial and Dusan Vlahovic linked with the Gunners
Arsenal are looking to improve their attacking options in the coming months and they have been linked with a number of players in recent weeks. Furthermore, the Gunners could be forced to make a definitive decision on the future of Ainsley Maitland-Niles as well. Arsenal keen on Anthony Martial The Manchester United striker has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford after falling down the pecking order at the Premier League club and Arsenal are reportedly keen on securing his services. According to a report from Mirror, the French international could replace his compatriot Alexandre Lacazette at the London club. Lacazette is expected to leave the Gunners at the end of this season and Martial could prove to be a quality alternative. The Manchester United striker needs to play regula...
Arsenal make surprise transfer decision on Ainsley Maitland-Niles amid Everton interest – report
Arsenal have decided to keep Ainsley Maitland-Niles at the club amid a late loan approach from Everton, The Times’ Paul Joyce reports. The 24-year-old spent the back end of last season on loan with West Bromwich Albion, but he has yet to start a Premier League game this term. It was recently reported that the Toffees had opened negotiations with the Gunners over a loan deal with the option to buy next summer. However, the Gunners seem determined to keep Maitland-Niles, and have now told the England international that he will be staying put. Maitland-Niles could yet make the switch to Goodison Park. He is set to hold talks with manager Mikel Arteta over his desire to join the Toffees. Sportslens view: Maitland-Niles has made over 100 appearances for the Gunners, and the vast majority of his...
Crystal Palace keen on signing £14.4m-rated midfielder with 79 Premier League appearances – report
Crystal Palace have made an enquiry for Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles, according to football.london. The Gunners graduate spent the second half of last season on loan with West Bromwich Albion, where he played in his preferred central midfield role. The 23-year-old has another two years left on his Gunners contract, but recently said that he would be open to leaving the north London club permanently. Palace have enquired about the England international with their sporting director Dougie Freedman said to be an admirer of the England international. Sportslens view: Maitland-Niles has made 128 appearances in his Gunners career, and the majority of those appearances have come in the full-back/wing-back positions. He has regularly stated that he has the preference to play in the ce...
Big Sam explains why West Brom abandoned Ahmed Musa deal
West Brom manager Sam Allardyce has revealed the reason behind the Baggies decision not to offer Ahmed Musa a contract at the end of his trials with the club. Allardyce insists West Brom weren’t in a position to sign Musa on a short-term deal after the loan captures of Mbaye Diagne, Okay Yokuslu and Ainsley Maitland-Niles towards the end of the January transfer window. The 28-year-old has been without a club since leaving Saudi side Al-Nassr in October of last year but has previous Premier League experience having joined Leicester City in the summer after they were crowned champions in 2016. “We’d already brought four players in, so it didn’t fall within our budget anymore,” Allardyce was quoted by Birmingham Live. “More players would have had to have left to have funded that one. It’s a s...
Report: West Brom to sign 23-year-old midfielder on loan after he snubbed Southampton
West Bromwich Albion have reopened talks with Arsenal over Ainsley Maitland-Niles and expect to sign him on loan before tonight’s deadline, The Athletic’s David Ornstein reports. Maitland-Niles has seen limited Premier League action for the Gunners this term, managing only 485 minutes of playing time to date. All of his appearances have come in the full-back or wing-back positions, although the 23-year-old prefers to play in central midfield. It is now revealed that the Baggies are favourites to sign him on loan for rest of the season after he snubbed a temporary move to Southampton. Leicester City have also expressed an interest, but the Gunners have refused to hold talks given that the Foxes are a direct rival to them for the European spots. Sportslens view: Maitland-Niles has largely fe...
Report: Southampton have made contact to sign 23-year-old West Brom target on loan
According to reports from The Athletic, Southampton have joined the race to sign Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles on loan for the rest of this season. Earlier The Athletic reported that a current top-four team are keen to sign him this month, but West Bromwich Albion were favourites to sign him. Sky Sports journalist Rob Dorsett has also claimed that the Baggies are leading the chase the sign the midfielder. The player wants to join them on loan, as he believes he will be able to play in his favoured midfield position. The Athletic are now reporting that Southampton are Arsenal’s preferred destination for the midfielder. The Saints have made contact with the Gunners and they expressed their desire to sign Maitland-Niles on a temporary deal until the e...
Jurgen Klopp surprised by Liverpool’s early season form
Jurgen Klopp said Monday that he has been blown away by the standards Liverpool have set at the start of their Premier League title defence after coming from behind to beat Arsenal 3-1 at Anfield. Goals from Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Diogo Jota saw off the Gunners, who had won their opening two league games of the season. While Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham and now Arsenal have all lost in the opening three weeks of the new campaign, Liverpool have taken maximum points to lay down an early marker that they remain the team to beat in the Premier League this season. “It’s really early in the season and with this performance it is absolutely ‘wow’,” said coach Klopp. “From the first second, (it was) dominant against a team in form. We had to be careful like hell ...
Report: Player considering heartbreaking decision amid Wolves interest
According to The Daily Mail, Wolverhampton Wanderers will try again for Arsenal youngster Ainsley Maitland-Niles. It has been reported that Maitland-Niles is considering making the ‘heartbreaking decision’ to leave Arsenal to play regular first-team football and to enhance his chances of playing for the England national football team. Premier League rivals Wolves are interested in the 23-year-old, and although they have had an offer of £15 million turned down, they are preparing an improved bid, according to the report. Would Ainsley Maitland-Niles be a good signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers? Maitland-Niles is a very good and promising young player who can play as a midfielder, winger, full-back or wing-back. Wolves have recently sold Matt Doherty to Premier League rivals Tottenham, and ...
Arsenal beat Liverpool on penalties to lift FA Community Shield
Arsenal beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties on Saturday to lift the Community Shield, the curtain-raiser for the English domestic season, after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw on a chilly afternoon at Wembley. Gunners captain and match goal-scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang blasted home the final penalty of the afternoon to complete the north London side’s second win over the league champions in the space of six weeks following a shortened summer break. “We are improving. There is still work to do but I’m really happy and it’s an exciting time to be an Arsenal player,” Aubameyang told BT Sport after the match. It was the Gunners’ second trophy within a month following the side’s FA Cup final win over Chelsea on Aug. 1. The game was a very even and at times rather slow affair, with Liverpool...
‘I am always open’: Manager suggests player Wolves reportedly want could leave
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has suggested to Football.London that he is open to selling Ainsley Maitland-Niles amid reported interest from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Arteta has praised Maitland-Niles and has raved about the 22-year-old, but the Arsenal boss has suggested that he could be open to selling the former England Under-21 international – who can operate as a midfielder, winger, full-back or wing-back. According to Sky Sports, Wolves are interested in signing the youngster from Premier League rivals Arsenal in the summer transfer window. The report has added that the Wanderers’s opening bid of £15 million for the Englishman has been turned down by the Gunners, but talks between the two Premier League clubs are still ongoing. Arteta told Football.London about Maitland-Niles: “Yes, we...
Don Hutchison can’t believe reported West Ham and Everton target is available
Don Hutchison can’t believe reported West Ham and Everton target is available – originally posted on Sportslens.com Don Hutchison has suggested on his Instagram page that Arsenal should not sell reported West Ham United and Everton target Ainsley Maitland-Niles in the summer transfer window. Hutchison, who played for West Ham and Everton among other clubs, rates Maitland-Niles highly, and has hailed his attributes. The ESPN pundit cannot believe that Arsenal are reportedly planning to sell the versatile 22-year-old this summer. According to The Sun, Arsenal are ready to cash in on Maitland-Niles – who can play as a midfielder, winger or full-back – and are looking for £30 million as transfer fee. The report in the British tabloid has claimed that Tottenham Hotspur, West H...
Report suggests Tottenham Hotspur could look at Arsenal 22-year-old
Report suggests Tottenham Hotspur could look at Arsenal 22-year-old – originally posted on Sportslens.com Tottenham Hotspur could be interested in Arsenal youngster Ainsley Maitland-Niles, while Everton are interested in him, according to The Irish Mirror. It has been reported that Arsenal are ready to sell the 22-year-old, who can operate as a midfielder, winger, full-back or wing-back, in the summer transfer window. Everton are interested in signing the youngster this summer, and so are Premier League rivals Brighton and Hove Albion, according to the report. The report has also suggested that Tottenham could look at Maitland-Niles as a potential transfer target this summer. With Tottenham looking to sell Serge Aurier and Kyle Walker-Peters set to join Southampton, Arsenal are on th...
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