Maitland-Niles Addresses Arsenal Exit Speculations

Ainsley Maitland-Niles has been linked with an Arsenal exit.

However, the Arsenal midfielder has made his intentions clear about whether he will be moving soon or not.

“I am an Arsenal player until I am told otherwise,” he told BT Sport after the game.

“My heart is in the club and whilst I am here I am going to give 100 percent all the time. So that is that.

It’s clear by his message that he wants to stay on at Arsenal.

“We brought it home today and it is a fantastic feeling that this group of boys have proved something last season and keep going onto this season.”

As for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, he has admitted that he can’t put a stop to transfer speculations.

Speaking on Maitland-Niles’ future the Gunners boss Mikel Arteta said: “He has to be able to convince me every day in training that he can compete at this level,” said the Spaniard. “Not once every three months but every three days. The way he is playing at the moment is showing me that he can do it.

“His mentality and the way he is going about every single detail about the preparation of a football game is much better than before. I am delighted and very happy for him because he is really changing a lot of things around him to become the player he can be.

“The best way to show a player how his manager thinks about him, is to give him the chance to play or not. And today in a final again he started. He played the 90 minutes, like he did against City in the semi-final and Chelsea as well in the final.”

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