27 Mar 2026 12:55:33
Lots of mainstream media reporting interest in Lewis-Skelley. What does everyone think? I know he came through as a midfielder and obviously transitioned into left back more recently so perhaps he would bring some utility.
27 Mar 2026 13:40:59
Can't imagine he will be cheap, and there are enough midfielders available this summer that we don't need to risk converting a left back into a midfield player.
27 Mar 2026 16:30:14
Yes, I would take him 100% for the left-back position. I'm not so sure about him in midfield; we need much better in there.
27 Mar 2026 16:41:21
Not seen much of him at lb, but if he can't get in ahead of who Arsenal have at lb, then it's not a great sign.
Another, imo, played intl football too early.
I would suggest there are better lb's and midfielders available.
However, if they think he is the right player, I don't know enough to argue otherwise.
If he comes, we can judge how he does, as it's impossible to say otherwise now.
27 Mar 2026 22:30:48
I think he'd be a good signing as a LB who could cover in midfield if we needed him to.
However, personally, if we are going to sign a LB, then we probably should sign one with a little more experience, as we have Dorgu and Amass who are fairly inexperienced options who could play there.
28 Mar 2026 09:55:58
We need to make decisions on Amass, Dorgu, Diego Leon, Malacia, Shaw. Personally, Hall at Newcastle looks good in that position for me, but there is no point spending a load on a player who isn't first choice at Arsenal.
28 Mar 2026 12:03:52
I think Dorgu will be deployed as a LW. He has been influential on the LW and has been missed.
28 Mar 2026 13:11:42
Califiori is a pretty good player imo, so no disgrace for Lewis-Skelley not to be struggling to get in ahead of him. However, last season he looked great, so I'd have expected much more game time from him.
28 Mar 2026 14:21:53
Hatter, I think where Dorgu plays very much depends on who our manager will be.
Personally, I think he should split time between lb and lw depending on the game/opposition.
I think we need to sign both a lb and a lw though, so that we have quality in depth and the ability to rest/rotate the squad.
If we want to play in 4 competitions next season, that's 50-60 games, and realistically very few players should be starting more than 40-45 games.
Shaw won't be fit next season.
28 Mar 2026 16:23:41
Lewis Skelly against Real Madrid last year looked fantastic for an 18-year-old kid, so 100% he has the ability and confidence at that level, and to be fair, it is no shame for a now 19-year-old to be struggling to get game time at Arsenal at left back. Their 3rd choice full back played for England last night!
If we only buy potential nowadays, as some suggest that 27/28 is too old, we might as well sign a 19-year-old who has shown he has the ability at the highest level.
If we can even get him, that is!
Arsenal did not rate Heaven; he could get nowhere near their team, yet many rave about him on here.
29 Mar 2026 15:30:05
I'm sure they rated him, but, at that point, they were well-stocked at CB. They were powerless to prevent him leaving.