Jamie Carragher Questions Arsenal's Decision on Myles Lewis-Skelly
Jamie Carragher has taken aim at Arsenal’s decision-making, questioning why the club appear so ready to part with one of Hale End’s standout prospects, Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Speaking on The Overlap Fan Debate, the former Liverpool defender admitted he was baffled by the situation, suggesting the move was being driven by Arsenal rather than the player.
“That’s the thing that was a little bit strange about it,” Carragher said. “It felt almost like Arsenal offered Manchester United Myles Lewis-Skelly. It wasn’t Myles Lewis-Skelly saying, I want to leave, or his people putting something out. That’s where the shock came from, not so much the players’ side of it.”
For Carragher, the core issue is simple: Arsenal are flirting with the idea of selling a player he believes has already shown he belongs on the biggest stage.
“I still can’t believe it,” he continued. “Obviously, last season wasn’t great for him for the whole season, but when a young player has already put in performances like I’ve seen him put in at the Bernabeu – maybe over a year or 18 months ago, at left-back, he was running the game at the Bernabeu – and then his performance in the final in central midfield against Paris Saint-Germain. You can’t play at that level unless you’re pretty special at that age.”
Those nights, in Carragher’s eyes, are not flukes. They are markers of a ceiling that is simply too high to gamble with.
“All young players have ups and downs. Last season he didn’t play as much as he probably would have liked,” he said. “But his ceiling is so high for the performances he’s already put in as a 20-year-old kid. I couldn’t believe that Arsenal would even think about letting him go. It does feel like a strange one.”
If Arsenal do choose to cash in, they will not just be losing a talented academy graduate. They will be backing against their own belief in potential – and doing so on a player who has already shown he can handle the Bernabeu and a final against Paris Saint-Germain.
