Arsenal look to raise £100m from double exit

London – Arsenal are ready to sanction the sales of teenage prospects Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri in a deal that could swell the club’s coffers by at least £100 million, according to information confirmed by the BBC.

Both 19-year-olds committed to long-term contracts last summer, yet find themselves on a growing list of players Arsenal would consider moving on to fund incoming reinforcements. Lewis-Skelly, a left back who broke into the first-team picture during last season’s campaign, has slipped behind Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapié in the pecking order, denting his hopes of forcing his way into England’s World Cup squad. Nwaneri, a creative midfielder once tipped as a potential successor to captain Martin Ødegaard, left for Marseille on loan in January but has logged only 291 minutes of Ligue 1 football across eight appearances.

Because the pair were developed in the Hale End academy, any transfer fee would register as “pure profit” on Arsenal’s books, making a sale especially attractive from a financial-fair-play perspective. Borussia Dortmund and several Premier League clubs have already registered interest, and the Gunners have indicated they will not entertain offers below the nine-figure mark for the duo.

The north-London side are also open to proposals for senior forwards Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli, as well as defender Ben White, as manager Mikel Arteta weighs a significant summer refresh regardless of how the season finishes. While fan sentiment may lean toward giving the youngsters a second chance, the club’s hierarchy appear focused on balancing the books ahead of a pivotal transfer window.

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