Arsenal decision could impact Tottenham's £20m transfer as Mikel Arteta has full-back solution

Arsenal could be on the verge of supporting Tottenham’s transfer business in the summer transfer which would also weaken Mikel Arteta’s side. This comes due to Ainsley Maitland-Niles' proposed move to Nottingham Forest.

Maitland-Niles is attracting interest from Nottingham Forest over a permanent transfer, understands. The newly-promoted side are targeting Maitland-Niles as a replacement for Djed Spence who has been linked with a move to Spurs. This also comes after Arsenal’s recent interest in the Middlesbrough full-back.

However, Edu must reject a deal between Forest and Maitland-Niles. Not only could it prevent Spurs from signing Spence as he could make a return to the side where he had success on loan last season, but the Arsenal player should be used as a backup option at full back for Mikel Arteta next season.

It isn’t the first time that Maitland-Niles’ future has been in doubt at the club, as he almost left the club after an impressive spell under Unai Emery. A transfer to Wolves was imminent after a £25m bid was tabled, but the Gunners ended up blocking the deal.

Arsenal were able to receive such a high bid for their player because the Englishman was excelling as a full-back under Emery, and it is a position that Arteta should try to utilise Maitland-Niles in again after the recent troubles that Arsenal have faced in this position.

Despite the excellent acquisition of Takehiro Tomiyasu from Bologna in a bargain £19.8million deal, Arteta’s side still requires another right-back in the squad. Due to the sale of Calum Chambers, it means that Tomiyasu has been left with little real competition for his spot - a problem that Arsenal encountered with the Japanese star suffering form injuries throughout the