Ainsley Maitland-Niles Next Club Odds

West Ham United have been linked with Ainsley Maitland-Niles since it was reported recently that Mikel Arteta will listen to offers due to the club’s recent financial situation.

Maitland-Niles is a perfect fit for David Moyes, who looks to bolster his right-back position as well as needing midfielders due to the age of Mark Noble and Carlos Sanchez departing the club. Maitland-Niles can play both right-back position and midfield but in an interview with Sky Sports earlier this year, he said he prefers the midfield position although later in the year specified that he would just be happy to play.

However, there is one slight issue which is the price tag of £30m. This is a huge figure especially with the recent economic climate, although reports of a bid for star Declan Rice from Chelsea could provide such funds, with some estimating that he will cost around £40m-£50m.

West Ham are now priced at 6/1 to sign Ainsley Maitland-Niles from Arsenal this transfer window.

According to reports, one of the few teams that are monitoring the situation is fellow London club, Crystal Palace. For the Eagles, Maitland-Niles would be a great signing as he could help improve quality in midfield as well as being a young English star of 22 with room for development towards a Palace side that is gradually moving closer to relegation.

This would be a good opportunity for Palace especially due to his price, however, there hasn’t been much reported around as it is a recent story so anything could happen. The Eagles' main problem being there is a lot of competition for the player which could mean that Roy Hodgson’s men miss out on Maitland-Niles as a bigger club swoop in.

For now, Crystal Palace are at 7/1 odds to sign the Ainsley-Maitland Niles

Another side who is monitoring the sale of Maitland-Niles is Everton as Carlo Ancelotti takes charge of his first summer transfer window at the club. As he starts to mould his side to his preference, there should be a lot of transfer movement especially players coming into the club.

The signing of Maitland-Niles would seriously improve the Everton side who can be used to back up right-back Seamus Coleman, as well as strengthen the midfield. On the other hand, it can be seen that actually the squad depth in midfield is already fairly strong with former academy player Tom Davies emerging as a prospect.

Despite the demand for Maitland-Niles, Everton can surely find somewhere to play him. He is currently at 8/1 to sign for the Merseyside side.

One of the more remarkable clubs that are interested in acquiring the services of Maitland-Niles is club rival Tottenham Hotspur. The sale of an academy player to their biggest rival would cause anger across the fan base, however, with Arteta needing funds for other players such as securing Dani Ceballos, this outcome could occur.

The Spurs manager, Jose Mourinho, could be interested in the Arsenal man due to his versatility allowing him to play in the right-back role as well as midfield which makes him extremely valuable. With the departure of Kieran Trippier from the side a few seasons ago, as well as the need for a stronger midfield, he could be the ideal signing for the future.

A setback that Mourinho may have is that they have recently signed Pierre-Emilie Hojbjerg for a fee of £15m which may reduce their fund for another transfer, especially as Arsenal will want more from their rival than other clubs.

Spurs are now priced at 8/1 to sign the Arsenal man.

Aston Villa are another of the many teams that have shown interest in signing, Maitland-Niles, transfer window. For the Claret and Blues, the Arsenal man is surely the £20m+ fee especially as Dean Smith searches to bolster his side in an attempt to stay clear of relegation this upcoming season.

As of yet, nothing has been said towards an official bid from Villa because of how early this news is, however, there has already been a lot of talk from local newspapers such as BirminghamLive, who have already asked fans opinion on if he would be a good signing. Most of the feedback was positive as fans want to acquire his services this summer, with some stating that the Gunners will regret selling the young England international.

One of the main reasons why Villa haven’t pounced on the opportunity to sign him is because their focus is on signing a striker with Liverpool’s Divock Origi and Brentford’s talisman Ollie Watkins. This could mean that Maitland-Niles would be outside the budget, as the Brentford star is being valued at around £25m.

Villa are now being priced at 9/1 to sign the Arsenal player.