Chelsea go ALL-OUT for Arsenal wonderkid

Carlo Garganese

26 Nov 2025 09:35 GMT
3 min read

Chelsea are going all-out to try and sign Arsenal's out-of-favour starlet Myles Lewis-Skelly.

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Chelsea journalist Simon Phillips has followed on from his earlier report in which he stated that Enzo Maresca’s side had completed ‘background checks’ on Lewis-Skelly ahead of the January transfer window.

Current ETV

Myles Lewis-Skelly

D (L), M (C)

Arsenal

Myles Lewis-Skelly

D (L), M (C)

Arsenal

ETV Range

€40.9M - €50M

And now Phillips reports that Chelsea are being "aggressive and bold” in their bid to sign the young left back.

He says that Chelsea are absolutely determined to sign the English star.

The Blues not only are big fans of Lewis-Skelly but they are wary of the possibility of first-choice left back Marc Cucurella leaving to return to Barcelona sooner rather than later.

Myles-Skelly to Chelsea?

The Blues are looking to potentially take advantage of Lewis-Skelly’s lack of game time with the Gunners given Riccardo Calafiori has become the club’s first choice left back this season.

Phillips admitted recently that Arsenal have made it clear they will not sell Myles-Skelly to their rivals.

The teenager himself also is reported to be happy at Arsenal despite his lack of minutes.

The 19-year-old Myles-Skelly established himself as an integral member of Mikel Arteta’s first-team squad last season, however he has fallen down the pecking order this term due to Calafiori’s return from injury and the arrival of Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen.

Lewis-Skelly has made 13 appearances across all competitions so far this campaign, but he has only racked up 87 minutes of action in the Premier League and he is yet to start a match in the English top flight in 2025-26.

The teenager was dropped from the England national team squad for November fixtures against Serbia and Albania due to his lack of game time at Arsenal, and his place at the 2026 World Cup will be in serious doubt if he is unable to work his way back into favour under Arteta.

As a result, rumours of an exit have intensified in recent weeks and Sky Sports have confirmed that several Premier League clubs are keeping close tabs on Lewis-Skelly’s situation as they eye a possible transfer next year.

Lewis-Skelly still has over four-and-a-half years remaining on his current deal at Arsenal

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