Lewis-Skelly wants to stay at Arsenal

[Getty Images] Myles Lewis-Skelly wants to stay at Arsenal and is focused on working to try to establish himself as a first team regular at the club. The 19-year-old ended the season in excellent form and helped Arsenal over the line as they won their first Premier League title in 22 years. However, his performances have attracted attention from elsewhere with reports suggesting that Chelsea are interested in him. His position in the Arsenal first team is also under threat after the arrival of midfielder Bruno Guimaraes for £75m. Lewis-Skelly signed a five-year-deal last summer after an excellent breakthrough campaign and has started the last two pre-season friendlies as the Gunners prepare for the Community Shield against Manchester City on Sunday. Arsenal are looking to sell before the transfer window closes with the club aware that they have to be flexible in the market. Football in this era is as much about the business as it is about the game on the pitch and, with Lewis-Skelly an academy graduate, if the club were to sell him he would present "pure profit" in the club's accounts. That fact is something that Lewis-Skelly is aware of, writing the caption "pure profit" on a picture of himself with the Premier League trophy when Arsenal celebrated the title at Selhurst Park on the final day of last season. The club had considered listening to offers for Lewis-Skelly, but his excellent end to last season in his preferred central midfield position has been noted and that may have sparked a rethink over his status this summer. Lewis-Skelly's excellent breakthrough campaign saw him rewarded with a call up to the England team and he has made six appearances for his country.