Andrea Berta has Arsenal priority as transfer window plans have changed amid contract talks

are confident of securing new contracts for both Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly, football.london understands.

The duo have both had breakout seasons for the this year, with in particular playing a key role for side. The 18-year-old has made the left-back role his own since coming into the team, earning a call-up to the senior team in March when he scored on his debut against Albania, in a game where he was named player of the match.

, meanwhile, has helped shoulder some of the creative burden in the team during absence due to a hamstring injury. The youngster has contributed eight goals and two assists in all competitions so far this season, with 14 starts to his name.

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The young star famously made his Arsenal debut at the age of 15, coming off the bench to make history as the youngest player of all time. Heading into the summer, Nwaneri will only have one year remaining on his first professional contract, but his future with the Gunners is not thought to be in any doubt.

Preliminary discussions have been taking place with both players for some time, football.london understands, with the club looking to tie down both players - who are also very keen to stay. Naturally after coming through the academy, both are expected to receive significant pay rises after sealing their new contracts.

New deals for the two young stars will likely be one of the first bits of business to come under the purview of new sporting director , and football.london understands that their emergence into the first team has also changed the club's summer transfer plans.

Contract talks for other key stars like Saka, and are also said to be on the agenda for Berta moving forward, with the Gunners eyeing incoming transfers this summer. Arteta himself stated that he and the club are excited about plans for the transfer window.

"It's going to be a big one [summer] and we are very excited about it," the manager told reporters last week.

"When you are going to go again, we want to increase the depth of the squad and the quality and the skills that we need to go to the next step.

"Every summer is big because it is an opportunity and especially because of the number of players we have in the squad right now that is necessary.

"But it's a big summer for many things because first of all we have to maintain the good foundations that we have and then obviously how can we improve and evolve the team."