Overview
- Mikel Arteta moved 19-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly into midfield for back-to-back starts, where he impressed against Fulham and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-final.
- Arteta said he had been tough on the teenager and that Lewis-Skelly earned his chance through persistent, consistent behavior.
- Earlier this season he saw sparse minutes after losing his left-back spot to Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapie despite a standout campaign in that role last year.
- He signed a deal last summer that runs to 2030, and Everton have been tracking him with a view to a summer move, according to multiple reports.
- Football Insider argues his new role reduces Everton’s chances of a deal, while Just Arsenal reports the Merseyside club still plan to monitor and could push in the window.