Transfer news: Arsenal youngster seeks regular football elsewhere

Ainsley Maitland-Niles looks set to join English side Wolves in a deal said to be worth £20m.

Arsenal and Mikel Arteta are working fast in the transfer market with incomings and outgoings. After recently welcoming ex-Chelsa winger Willian to the fold, they also near the completion of a more important summer signing, a defender in the shape of Gabriel Magalhaes.

In the midst of all the excitement, the Gunners need to offload players who have no future at the club and that have been identified as useless to Arteta’s project. Sadly, players who want to break into the first-team, searching for regular football will too be looking for a way out. One such player is Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

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"Wolves and Arsenal in talks over four-year deal. Wolves are in advanced talks with Arsenal over a four-year deal for Ainsley Maitland-Niles."

Not a player the North Londoners are willingly wanting to sell but a player they know they cannot hold back or promise what he wants. Therefore, a sale would be in the best interest of all parties involved.

The club said to be keen and close to singing the English youngster is Nuno Santo’s Wolverhampton Wanderers. The need to add quality to the squad is high. Wolves found out how difficult it is to compete in the European competition while fighting for a high finish in the domestic league last season.

They are known for their fearsome starting 11, with one or two extra players considered dangerous off the bench. Other than this, the Wolverhampton side needs to bring in some newbies to take them to the next level.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles good for Wolves

Could be a perfect match, Maitland-Niles and Nuno Santo. The Portuguese boss is known as one of the managers able to unlock the greatness of players showing world-class potential.

With Niles coming in, Wolves will have a player who can occupy a number of positions from front to back. He will provide cover in many areas, as well as fight for a starting place. Having lost Jonny Otto to a long injury layoff of six-nine months, the need for the 22-year-old is greater than expected.

"The need for reinforcements has intensified after defender Jonny Otto was sidelined for between six and nine months after injuring his anterior cruciate ligament in Wolves’ Europa League win against Olympiacos earlier this month. (Via: Sky Sports)"

The Englishman made 20 appearances as a Gunner last season, adding two assists to his name. Overall, in his time at the Emirates, he has made a total of 53 Premier League appearances, scoring once and adding one more assist to the two mentioned previously.

At his tender age, he brings bags of experience to the club. With all being said, the two need each other and Arsenal need to free up funds as they try to do better business compared to that of the past.

A plethora of players has been transfer listed by Mikel Arteta and the London club. Who will follow Ainsley out the doors at London Colney?