{"id":600956,"date":"2021-08-31T15:24:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T19:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=600956"},"modified":"2021-08-31T15:24:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T19:24:48","slug":"ainsley-maitland-niles-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/31\/ainsley-maitland-niles-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ainsley Maitland-Niles to Remain at Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ainsley Maitland-Niles will remain at Arsenal<\/a> after being given reassurances about his future at the club, according to Sami Mokbel of the Daily Mail.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ainsley Maitland-Niles Given Reassurances Over Arsenal Future<\/h2>\n

‘Clear the Air Talks’<\/h3>\n

Maitland-Niles reportedly held clear the air talks with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta following doubts over his future.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old was keen on joining Everton,<\/a> who had made a late swoop to take the player on loan. Maitland-Niles was keen to make the move to Goodison Park after doubts over his future at The Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n

After spending the second half of last season on loan with West Bromwich Albion,<\/a> Maitland-Niles confirmed his desire to the Gunners to play at right-back this season.<\/p>\n

However, the situation took a when the 24-year-old took to Instagram to voice his opinion. He said: “All I wanna do is where I am wanted and where I am gonna play.”<\/p>\n

Arsenal have a plethora of options at both right-back and central midfield, but after crisis talks with his manager, he has been given reassurances about his future at the club.<\/p>\n

The versatile England international has had an unclear future since breaking into the Arsenal first-team. Speaking in 2020, he said to the Arsenal club website:<\/a> “I’m an Arsenal player until I’m told otherwise. My heart is in this club and while I’m here I’m going to give 100% to the club, so that’s that.”<\/p>\n

However, Maitland-Niles spent just six more months at The Emirates Stadium before heading out on loan for the second half of last season.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the summer, he aired his doubts over his future in North London to the Birmingham Mail.<\/a><\/p>\n

“I want a decision. I want some clarity and then hopefully I can get to work with whoever I need to get to work with,\u201d he said. \u201cWhether that is finding a new club or whether that is carrying on with my training.”<\/p>\n

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