Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta "100%" confident about £38.5m star staying, vague on three others

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has emphatically dismissed rumours surrounding the aboriginal of teenage midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly.

The 19-year-old Hale End academy postgraduate has precocious been linked with a astonishment departure from the Emirates Stadium.

Premier League rivals Chelsea and Manchester United person some reportedly enquired astir the highly rated youngster this summer.

Speculation astir an exit intensified aft the £75m accomplishment of Bruno Guimaraes and amid concerns astir a imaginable deficiency of guaranteed playing clip for the versatile player, valued astatine €45m (£38.5m) by Transfermarkt.

However, Arteta has moved to quash immoderate suggestions that the versatile imaginable volition beryllium leaving North London earlier the transportation model closes.

Arteta "100 percent" assured Lewis-Skelly remains

Speaking astatine his property league up of Friday's Premier League opener against Coventry City, the Spaniard straight addressed the ongoing transportation chatter.

When asked if helium was assured that the teen would enactment astatine the club, Arteta bluntly replied that helium was certain, portion acknowledging the request to person honorable discussions with different squad members astir their futures.

"It's a really, truly pugnacious moment. We request to look that reality," said Arteta via Sky Sports News. "But you person to look it with existent honesty and transparency. When you're connected the different side, it's precisely what you need. 

"You mightiness not similar what you've been told, but if it's truthful, if it's the world and honest, and marque you marque amended decisions and person much clarity for the adjacent measurement successful your career, you person to bash that. These are ever hard conversations. But they request to beryllium done.

Arteta past emphasised that players should consciousness appreciated, adjacent arsenic helium works to support a ample squad susceptible of competing connected each fronts.

"The deeper squad we have, the better. But the players person to consciousness valued and consciousness important," said the Arsenal manager. 

Which different players could permission Arsenal?

The Gunners look a delicate balancing enactment to trim their squad portion ensuring they person capable extent to debar the wounded crises that plagued them past year.

Established first-team attackers similar Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli person some been linked with moves distant aft falling down the pecking order.

Fellow academy postgraduate Ethan Nwaneri could besides reportedly question a impermanent departure to unafraid regular elder minutes, with caller reports linking the teen with a fewer European clubs.

Despite the request to rise funds done subordinate sales, keeping a versatile plus similar Lewis-Skelly makes cleanable tactical consciousness for Arteta.

Retaining the teen ensures Arsenal person capable screen crossed some cardinal midfield and left-back arsenic they hole for different gruelling campaign.