Arsenal CEO Richard Garlick has refused to rule out the prospect of selling highly-rated academy graduates Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri before the transfer window closes. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Stressing that the Gunners may be forced to cash in on their homegrown stars to fund further reinforcements for Mikel Arteta’s squad, Garlick stated that the club will consider offers that are right for the future of the youngsters.
Richard added that Arsenal Football Club remains incredibly proud of its talented youth system.
His words, “I think Myles has had a fantastic end to last season and he’s started this season really well and we are very very happy with him.
Ethan’s had a great pre-season as well and it’s just a case of looking at what opportunities there are that will help both of those players in terms of their careers moving forwards but we are not actively looking at selling those homegrown players.
If the right opportunity came up and it was right for them and it was right for the club then we’d obviously consider that.
We obviously believe in our academy and have been very successful with the players that have come through that academy, Myles and Ethan being two of those. Everybody loves to see those homegrown players coming through and pulling on the shirt and contributing to the success of the team.
It’s not something that we aim to just sell only homegrown players, as I say trading players is something that comes up all the time. There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding players. I can’t stop other clubs being interested in our players.”
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