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Myles Lewis-Skelly may very well be landed a job with England (Photograph by Ryan Pierse/Getty Photos)
Myles Lewis-Skelly is on the verge of his first England call-up after making a reputation for himself at Arsenal this season.
In keeping with The Solar, England supervisor Thomas Tuchel is an enormous admirer of the 18-year-old left-back and is predicted to incorporate him within the squad subsequent month. England will kick off their 2024 World Cup qualifying marketing campaign in March with residence fixtures in opposition to Albania and Latvia, the place the defender might play a component.
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Tuchel is getting ready to announce his first squad since taking on from Gareth Southgate, and left-back has lengthy been an issue place for England.
Throughout Euro 2024, Kieran Trippier was typically performed out of place, whereas an unfit Luke Shaw was rushed again for the ultimate, which led to a 2-1 defeat to Spain. Ben Chilwell’s kind has dipped, and his now on mortgage from Chelsea at Crystal Palace.
In the meantime, different choices like Newcastle’s Lewis Corridor and Tottenham’s Djed Spence stay unproven on the worldwide degree, although each have proven enchancment this season.
Myles Lewis-Skelly echoes the legacy left by former Arsenal man Ashley Cole
Thomas Tuchel is gearing up for his first main event with England (Photograph by Alex Livesey/Getty Photos
Lewis-Skelly has solely eight senior appearances for Arsenal, however the teenager has already cemented himself because the membership’s first-choice left-back, even retaining big-money summer season signing Riccardo Calafiori on the bench. His performances have been so spectacular that comparisons to Arsenal legend Ashley Cole have began to emerge.
Former Chelsea and England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips is amongst those that price him extremely.
“Ethan Nwaneri is a implausible participant, however I’m an enormous Lewis-Skelly fan,” Wright-Phillips mentioned. “The child is unbelievable. Truthfully, I’d say he’s the most effective participant I’ve seen at left-back since Ashley Cole.”
Cole, who got here by means of Arsenal’s academy, went on to develop into one of many biggest left-backs on the planet, profitable two Premier League titles earlier than leaving for Chelsea in 2006. Arsenal have struggled to discover a long-term successor within the place ever since.
