Ainsley Maitland-Niles

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Name in home country: Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles
Date of birth: Aug 29, 1997 (23)
Nationality: England

Height: 1,80 m
Position: Defender/Midfielder - Right-Back, Left-Back, Central Midfield
Foot: Right
Player agent: Colossal Sports Management
Current club: Arsenal FC

Joined: Jul 1, 2017
Contract expires: 30.06.2023
Date of last contract extension: Jun 12, 2018
Outfitter: Nike​

 

[altodevil]

We really are all over the place

 

[Zoo]

Don’t get it.

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

He's trash.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Could mean Telles is off?

 

[christinaa]

OMG !!

 

[kode]

we want a right back because Williams is not a left footer (well at least its one of the reason from the media) now we want a right footer ....
this one would be just non-sense

 

[Devil81]

Think he's a decent player myself.

I'd happily take him for our squad.

 

[ti vu]

Could mean Telles is off?

Perhaps. But I am not gutted if so. AMN is decent option, and proven in PL. I have my doubt about Telles ability to adapt to PL physicality.

Incoming Romaro claim about mystery LB

 

[Classical Mechanic]

I think there's be a lot on here that would prefer him to AWB on the right and seeing him play a bit. Doubt it's true though. Not convinced about him at left back at all.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

In the minority here for sure but feel we need right back competition more than left back. And no, I don't consider Dalot, Fosu-Mensah as competition.

 

[Crustanoid]

If we are in for him we truly are in the gutter.

(actually this is nothing new - we've been the laughing stick of world football in the transfer market for years)

 

[#07]

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[Amarsdd]

so we're at the point of believing every BS on twitter, are we? .. and getting angry about it?

 

[Zoo]

Good to see it debunked immediately

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

He actually reminds me quite a bit of Tyler Blackett though, that's a blast from the recent past.

 

[jackal&hyde]

so we're at the point of believing every BS on twitter, are we? .. and getting angry about it?

Apparently so.

 

[cyberman]

Aaannnddd.... Its gone

 

[Red_toad]

We really are all over the place

No it’s just the gullible people who think there’s an ounce of truth in every tweet. It’s ever window, same crap just gobbled up by the gullible.
We are 100% not after a right back. Anyone who thinks we are needs to give their head a wobble.

 

[acnumber9]

Thank God it’s not true. He’s shit.

 

[Dudu]

No thanks.

It was a non-story to begin with.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

In the minority here for sure but feel we need right back competition more than left back. And no, I don't consider Dalot, Fosu-Mensah as competition.

If it wasn't for Shaw's injury record I would agree. We still do need better competition for right back though... but that's largely 'cos I don't really rate Williams.

 

[Catt]

We really are all over the place

Well people fall for it so the press have it easy.

 

[Hoof the ball]

I mean, if you watched him vs. Liverpool and still think he's good, then I don't know what to say, but let's assume it was a bad game...........then go and ask Arsenal fans on Reddit what they think. They'd drive him to Manchester for the price we're rumoured to be offering. No thanks. Attacks always break down on the counter when he gets on the ball.

 

[starman]

I actually quite like him, he reminds me of Miller in his versatility, the difference is Miller had his time playing in his best position first, which Niles never has had, which is as a box to box mid, imo.
If we are signing him as a LB, no thanks.

 

[Sea-Cow]

Thank God it’s not true. He’s shit.

Haha he really isn't

 

[Robbie Boy]

Haha he really isn't

He's obviously not shit but he would just be another bang average player to add to our squad. Pretty obvious this was never a runner.

 

[King Andow]

 

[acnumber9]

Haha he really isn't

In relative terms he is. A shit Arsenal team don’t even want him.

 

[GoldanoGraham]

We don’t need squad players.....we need first 11 players

 

[Suvvernmanc]

Helping to fund the arsenal rebuild with an average player like maitland-niles fills me with anger.. thankfully it's never going to happen.

 

[Mark Pawelek]

In the minority here for sure but feel we need right back competition more than left back. And no, I don't consider Dalot, Fosu-Mensah as competition.

Is Williams competition and could Laird be? I would've thought so.

 

[Sea-Cow]

In relative terms he is. A shit Arsenal team don’t even want him.

I think they do want him, and he has been playing quite a lot recently, including their FA Cup run.

Its maybe dumb to continue this since the rumor was outlandish to begin with and has been shot down, but I just disagree that he is shit, in any terms. I was impressed with him a few years ago in a game at Old Trafford when he played center mid, and have really been impressed the few times I've seen him since. He is an incredible athlete, and can adequately cover a number of positions. I remember a game under Jose I think at the Emirates that Tony Martial came into on a run of good form. He was playing off the left and was up against Maitland-Niles filling in at rightback, and I thought Martial would attack him and we could hit them at that vulnerability. But instead he got next to nothing and Maitland-Niles was easily up to the challenge.

I think he'd be a John O'Shea in his prime type squad option. But obviously others disagree!

 

[Ekeke]

Probably an Arsenal rumour cuz they want some money

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Pretty much the last thing we need. We already have McTominay as our designated overrated British Midfielder we don’t need another.

 

[sunama]

Think he's a decent player myself.

I'd happily take him for our squad.

6 months later, you'll say, " we need to clear out the deadwood", while looking in the direction of Mr Maitland-Niles.
We need to avoid bloating the squad with deadwood.