Maitland-Niles asks to leave Arsenal amid frustration in Instagram post

Midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles has asked to leave Arsenal due to a lack of playing time at the struggling Premier League club.

Maitland-Niles, who can also play at right back, has been used sparingly by manager Mikel Arteta and spent the second half of last season on loan at West Bromwich Albion, where he played 15 times in the league.

The 24-year-old England international has been linked with a loan move to Everton by British media but is running out of time to secure a switch away from bottom side Arsenal with the transfer window closing late on Tuesday.

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“All I want to do is go where I’m wanted and where I’m going to play,” he wrote on Instagram.

Arsenal have got off to their worst start to a season in 67 years, with Arteta’s side losing all three of their games without scoring a single goal.

They lost 5-0 to Manchester City on Saturday.