Man Utd ready to move for Myles Lewis-Skelly transfer but baulk at Arsenal asking price

MANCHESTER UNITED are prepared to move for Arsenal left back Myles Lewis-Skelly but consider his valuation to be too high. Well-placed sources say Arsenal want considerably more than the £45million touted as the asking price for Lewis-Skelly. Lewis-Skelly is on the market Credit: Getty Images Lewis-Skelly helped Arsenal win the title Credit: Getty A source said Arsenal were holding out for closer to £60m. United would settle for Lewis-Skelly, 19, as their left back recruit amid difficulties prising Lewis Hall from Newcastle. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! But United have already considered a number of Premier League-based targets to be overpriced. The club have spent a restrained £85million on Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans so far this summer. Tielemans had a £35m release clause at Aston Villa and arrived after a move for Atalanta midfielder Ederson collapsed.. Lewis-Skelly is available for transfer after Arsenal bolstered their midfield with the £75m addition of Bruno Guimaraes at the weekend. England international Lewis-Skelly is a left back by trade but is also capable of playing in defensive midfield, another area United want to strengthen. Sources say any transfer for Lewis-Skelly could be complicated as a number of agents are attempting to help facilitate a deal. Most read in Sport CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Lewis-Skelly is represented by his mother, Marcia, who has carefully managed her son’s career since he was a schoolboy. Lewis did a master’s degree in football business and passed the Fifa exam to become a qualified agent. Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta restricted Lewis-Skelly to only two Premier League starts for the first eight months of last season amid reservations over his lack of maturity. Lewis-Skelly then started in five of Arsenal’s final six matches, including the Champions League semi-final win against Atletico Madrid and final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. Chelsea have also been offered the chance to sign Lewis-Skelly after Marc Cucurella joined Real Madrid. United are in the market for a left back as Luke Shaw, 31, is out of contract next year. The club have tracked Lewis-Skelly for several months but considered Hall to be the more attractive option. Comment now