Myles Lewis-Skelly: Arsenal on the left rear signs a new long-term contract after the breaking season | Football news

Myles Lewis-Skelly promised to “continue to stay humble” after having signed a new long-term contract at Arsenal.

Sky Sports News Understands that the defender signed a five -year agreement until the summer of 2030.

The product of the 18 -year -old Academy proved to be a revelation on the back last left after having forced his way in the Mikel Arteta team in December.

In total, he made 39 appearances, scoring his first goal in Arsenal’s 5-1 victory against Manchester City in February, after which he imitated the celebration of Erling Haaland, who asked who he was and told Arteta to “stay humble” in the appointment in September.

Lewis-Skelly also became the youngest player to score during his beginnings in England when he found the net in his 2-0 victory against Albania in March.

“I’m so proud and happy,” he told Arsenal.com. “I know these words are simple, but I think they summarize how I feel signed for this club. I am a fan and it is like a dream come true.

“I embodied the values ​​of Hale End and I pass. I still have a lot of years ahead of me, so if I can stay humble and be a good person is the most important thing for me.

“I know that I had a lot of experience in the games on positive moments, the errors I made. I am definitely more ready now for the next season. I just want to continue to learn and improve myself.

“I want an inheritance. I want to win everything to win in the game. I want to win trophies on the biggest steps while being a person who always learns and remains anchored, which is so important.”

Lewis-Skelly has gone through the ranks of young people from Arsenal as a midfielder but was converted to the left left by Arteta, usurping Riccardo Calafiori and others in the manager’s hierarchical order.

His performances earned him an appointment for the prize of the young player of the year PFA earlier this month, with a colleague graduated from the Ethan Nwaneri Academy also among the six players on the restricted list.

The new Lewis-Skelly contract follows the news of an extension for the central defender Gabrielwhich has signed up until 2029. The club also hopes to link Nwaneri to a new agreement.

Analysis: New Deal richly deserved

Nick Wright of Sky Sports:

The new Lewis-Skelly contract is well deserved after an exceptional breakthrough season. Its impact was all the more impressive since it was playing in a new position. He finished the campaign as a left -handed from the first choice of Arta, 18, never having played before.

The teenager seems to have the same status for England under Tuchel who impressed in March matches against Albania and Latvia, highlighting her talent to grasp her chances. Lewis-Skelly has a strength of character to correspond to his brilliant talent.

He excelled in possession and out of possession for Arsenal, which turned out to be difficult to beat head -on – he was not dribbled once in 1,370 minutes of the Last League, according to OPTA – and regularly passing with precision and even under pressure.

His 93.55% speech precision rate placed it seventh among all the Premier League players last season and he ranked in terms of duel success.

There have also been moments of overexuberance, of course, especially in the form of two red cards, one of which was overturned, but the value of Lewis-Skelly for its managers is clear and it is easy to understand why. An exceptional young talent, its new agreement reflects its growing status for the club and the country.

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