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Mikel Arteta reveals his stance on selling Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri
Apr 11 2026 09:10 · By Tony Mogan · 25 Reads
The duo could be sold this summer (Picture: Getty Images)
Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal will be ruthless over the futures of their prized academy youngsters with the club open to offers for Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri .
The Gunners are prepared to sell members of their first-team squad this summer to help fund another big transfer window.
Sales of youth team players will represent pure profit on the balance sheet at the Emirates with Arsenal looking for a combined fee of £100m for their two 19-year-old stars.
Lewis-Skelly enjoyed a superb breakout campaign for the club last season but has been limited to just one starting appearance in the Premier League this term, third choice behind Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapie .
Nwaneri also failed to get a look-in, managing just 165 minutes of Premier League football before getting the green light to join Marseille on loan during the January transfer window.
Manchester United are interested in Lewis-Skelly as they consider long-term options at left-back to replace Luke Shaw while Nwaneri will have no shortage of suitors with Chelsea exploring an audacious move for him last year.
Arsenal have a rich history of promoting their Hale End academy stars but have also shown they can be ruthless, collecting big fees after deciding to sell Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah in recent years.
Nwaneri wanted to leave on loan in January (Picture: Getty)
And while insisting young players from the club are part of Arsenal’s identity, Arteta has warned they will not receive any special treatment.
‘It’s part of us,’ Arteta said when asked about the club’s academy.
‘At the end what has to define this football club is to seek for excellence and seek for the best, regardless if you’re coming from the academy or abroad.
Lewis-Skelly is wanted by Man Utd (Picture: Getty)
‘If we can have players from Hale End, much better because the identity is there. We grow with them and they know exactly what we’re looking for.