"Ainsley Maitland-Niles needs to stay at Arsenal – you don’t get rid of England international players," Kevin Campbell told GentingBet.
"Before the Community Shield, you could see Arsenal selling him as he wanted the guarantee of playing games which Arsenal might not have been able to give. He’s so versatile so is an excellent squad player but he will want to start games.
"But after he performed the way he performed against Liverpool in the Community Shield, after his performances in the FA Cup last year, and now he is an England international and you don't get rid of England internationals from your squad, that's for sure.
"I’m sure Arteta never wanted to sell him. There might have been pressure from the club to do the business in order to bring in funds to get in other signings like Partey but now that he is an England international, you need to keep him and look to do the business elsewhere in the squad to bring in those funds because Maitland Niles needs to stay."
According to multiple top sources, Arsenal turned down Wolverhampton's bid of around £15m for AMN.
The 23-year-old was reportedly put on sale to raise money to finance incoming transfers. However, both Mikel Arteta and the player denied media reports linking the midfielder with a move away from the Emirates.
Tribuna.com have analysed Ains' rise under Arteta and come to the conlusion that the academy product could play a major role under the Spanaird.
