Arsenal ace Ainsley Maitland-Niles has reportedly sorted out his situation with the club after holding clear-the-air talks with manager Mikel Arteta.
Things were not looking too good on this front yesterday as The Athletic reported that Maitland-Niles was seeking to speak with Arteta about getting a move away from the Emirates Stadium, but a deadline day move never materialised.
According to the Daily Mail, it seems Maitland-Niles’ talks with Arteta actually ended up being quite positive, despite the Gunners supposedly blocking the 23-year-old’s potential move to Everton.
Most Arsenal fans will now surely be hoping that Maitland-Niles can get more playing time, as some of his performances earlier on in Arteta’s reign showed some real promise.
MORE: Willian’s agent aims huge dig at Arsenal
The England international was one of the top performers for Arsenal in some big games against Manchester City in the 2019/20 FA Cup semi-final, and then against Chelsea in the final as well.
It’s not clear why Arteta has since neglected to use Maitland-Niles as often, but perhaps now this can be a fresh start for the youngster at Arsenal.
AMN saga been on for minute, Niles put aside before, show starts now , a drama for sure.
Next episode:
Niles IS happy, Arteta IS watching, encouraging him while saying to himself:” im gona get you”. We draw against Norwich
Partey & Xhaka are now both fit, in training, but Niles had a good game, he’s confident…
And he ends up where?
Stock on bench til next window, in mid season of Arsenal drama show.