MYLES LEWIS-SKELLY is on the verge of signing a new Arsenal contract, according to reports.
The 18-year-old has just over a year left on his existing terms with the Gunners.
Myles Lewis-Skelly is set to sign a lucrative new deal with Arsenal[/caption]
It arrives less than two years after the teen signed his first pro deal with the Gunners[/caption]
Lewis-Skelly is represented by mum, Marcia Lewis[/caption]
It had previously been claimed negotiations over an extension were not going well, with Real Madrid keeping tabs on the situation.
However, according to The Athletic, Lewis-Skelly is now on the verge of signing a lucrative new deal to keep him at the Emirates.
It’s reported the deal, negotiated by his mother and agent Marcia Lewis, will see him land a substantial pay rise to make him one of the best-paid youngsters in world football.
Mikel Arteta is said to have been crucial in the talks.
The deal will be the teenager’s first since putting pen to paper on his first professional deal when he turned 17 in October 2023.
Lewis-Skelly played in the Hale End academy primarily as a midfielder.
But when he broke into the Gunners’ first team earlier this season, he starred as a left-back, though he often inverted into a more familiar midfield role.
His debut came in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City in September, before going on to play 39 times in all competitions, scoring once and adding three assists.
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Lewis-Skelly’s impressive breakthrough season saw him earn an England call-up by Thomas Tuchel during the March international break.
He scored in his first senior Three Lions game against Latvia, making history as the youngest debutant to do so aged 18 years and 176 days.
The PFA have also announced he is in the running for the Young Player of the Year award, after being nominated alongside fellow Hale End graduate Ethan Nwaneri.
They are up against Chelsea new boy Liam Delap, Aston Villa‘s Morgan Rogers, Bournemouth star Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen, who left the Cherries and has already made his Real Madrid debut at the Club World Cup.
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In the meantime, Arsenal’s fixture list for the 2025/26 Premier League season has been revealed.
They face a trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United start the season in a Sunday 4:30pm kick-off on August 17.
With clashes against Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea all in their first six games, it is not a schedule rivals will envy.
They are also in a race against time to land their top striker targets as they eye a major deal for the likes of Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko.
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