'Tremendous' Arsenal player to hold crunch talks over his future next week

Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles will have crunch talks over his future next week, according to The Mirror.

The 24-year-old Gunners man has been linked with a move away from the Emirates in the January transfer window.

Italian club Roma has reportedly been in talks over Maitland-Niles.

Several Premier League clubs, including Everton, are apparently also eyeing the Arsenal player.

The Mirror claims Maitland-Niles wants his future resolved soon.

His priority to get regular game time again, and the hope is that January may open up a new opportunity.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is currently having to isolate after testing positive for covid.

Meanwhile, technical director Edu is due back from Brazil next week.

Maitland-Niles came through the ranks at Hale End but remains a fringe player in Arteta’s Arsenal side.

The 24-year-old reportedly had a loan switch to Everton blocked on transfer deadline day in summer.

He subsequently posted a message on his Instagram which said: “All I wanna do is go where I’m wanted and where I’m gonna play.”

Arteta held clear-the-air talks with Maitland-Niles, and he stayed put at Arsenal.

However, he’s got just 11 appearances to his name this season, with a mere two Premier League starts.

Maitland-Niles is a talented player who wants senior game time and isn’t getting much of it at present.

Peter Crouch has previously deemed him “tremendous” and “fantastic”, while Martin Keown has called him a “Rolls Royce”.

It looks as though Maitland-Niles will leave Arsenal in January and really, it would be for the best.

‘Tremendous’ Arsenal player to hold crunch talks over his future next week – report