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Daily Mail
8 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Myles Lewis-Skelly 'agrees new Arsenal contract after brilliant breakout campaign and talk of Real Madrid interest'
Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly has reportedly agreed a new deal with the north London club. The 18-year-old was one of the bright notes of a frustrating campaign for the Gunners. He only made his senior debut in September but ended the campaign as a key player for Mikel Arteta 's side, earning his first cap for England in the process. Lewis-Skelly's performances saw him named on the six-man shortlist for the PFA Young Player of the Year award on Thursday and big things are now expected of him in the coming years. The teenager only had one year remaining on his first professional contract and there was some concern among the Arsenal faithful following recent reported interest from Real Madrid. However, those fears have been allayed with the BBC claiming that he is set to put pen to paper on a new contract at the Emirates. His new deal will come with a significant increase in pay, the youngster committing his long-term future to the club. Lewis-Skelly featured in 39 first-team matches for Arsenal during his breakout season, including 23 in the Premier League. He scored his first senior goal in February during a 5-1 win over Manchester City, before marking it by imitating Erling Haaland's signature celebration. It was not a perfect campaign for Lewis-Skelly though. He was sent off twice, in defeats by Wolves and West Ham. Lewis-Skelly's first red card was later rescinded upon appeal. However, Arteta felt it necessary to sub him off to avoid the prospect of a third dismissal after he was shown a yellow card — one of six for the season — in Arsenal's 7-1 win over PSV Eindhoven in March.
BBC News
9 hours ago
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- BBC News
The stats behind Lewis-Skelly's breakout campaign
An imminent new contract and a place on the shortlist for PFA Young Player of the Season are reward for Myles Lewis-Skelly's breakout season with Arsenal and 18-year-old was a ball-carrying central midfielder in Arsenal's academy but has excelled at left-back, with licence to step into midfield, since making his first Premier League start in running power and physical strength are among his key attributes. He was only dribbled past once in the Premier League, the best record of any player to have made at least 15 starts. He also won the most duels (six) per 90 minutes and ranked third for fouls won (3.1) per background as a midfielder is evidenced by a 93.6% pass accuracy, the fifth-highest figure in the division among all players to have featured for at least 1,000 minutes during England head coach Thomas Tuchel said after giving Lewis-Skelly his first England call-up in March, "he's nothing but impressive".
BBC News
9 hours ago
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- BBC News
England's Lewis-Skelly agrees new Arsenal deal
England defender Myles Lewis-Skelly has agreed a new contract at left-back, whose current deal expires in 2026, has been in talks with the Gunners over recent months. The 18-year-old has now agreed the outline of an extended agreement, which will see him commit his future to the Gunners once signed. It is reward for a breakthrough campaign last season, which saw Lewis-Skelly make 39 appearances in all competitions. He made his debut against Manchester City in September and was mainly used at left-back, despite emerging through Arsenal's academy as a midfielder. Lewis-Skelly's performances earned him a call-up to the full England squad in March, having previously been capped from Under-16 through to U19 scored in a 2-0 win against Albania at Wembley, becoming the youngest player in history to score on their full Three Lions debut. Lewis-Skelly's performances last term saw him nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award earlier this week, alongside Morgan Rogers, Liam Delap, Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez and Ethan Nwaneri.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Huijsen and Kerkez nominated for prestigious players' player award
DEAN Huijsen and Milos Kerkez have both been nominated for the prestigious PFA Young Player of the Year award for their performances for the Cherries last season. Huijsen, who has joined Real Madrid, and Kerkez, who looks set to join Liverpool, both impressed in a record-breaking season for AFC Bournemouth. The pair starred in an excellent Bournemouth backline which conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League across the season in the club's history. (Image: Richard Crease) Now-Chelsea striker Liam Delap, Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri and Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers complete the shortlist. The nominees are chosen by the players of the Professional Footballers' Association, with Huijsen also receiving praise from his teammates, scooping the players' player of the year at the end of the campaign. The winner of the award will be announced at a ceremony in Manchester on August 19.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Arsenal duo named in PFA Young Player of the Year shortlist
Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly have both been nominated for the 2024–25 PFA Young Player of the Year award. Photo via The two teenagers were among six players shortlisted for the award, with the winner to be announced at the Manchester Opera House on Tuesday, 19 August. Advertisement Nwaneri, still only 18, featured 37 times across all competitions for Arsenal last season, scoring nine goals and becoming an increasingly prominent figure in Mikel Arteta's squad. His performances have drawn comparisons with Bukayo Saka, who won the same award in 2022–23 and was shortlisted three other times. Lewis-Skelly, a defensive midfielder-turned-left-back who turns 19 in September, also enjoyed a breakout campaign. He impressed with his composure and tactical awareness in a position often unforgiving to young players, and capped his rise with a goal on his England debut against Albania earlier this year. The pair are joined on the shortlist by Liam Delap, who scored 12 goals in a difficult campaign for Ipswich Town before completing a £30 million move to Chelsea this summer, and Morgan Rogers, who contributed 14 goals and 15 assists as Aston Villa narrowly missed out on a Champions League place.
