Roma ‘have no plans to make Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ loan move permanent this summer’ – despite Jose Mourinho telling him ‘we’re going to miss you’ – with the 24-year-old’s Arsenal future uncertain
Ainsley Maitland-Niles was let go by Arsenal to the Italian club in January The Englishman only made eight Serie A appearances during his time in RomeHe was an unused substitute in Roma’s Europa Conference League triumphJose Mourinho paid tribute to the player, saying that they will ‘miss’ him
Jose Mourinho has said that Roma will ‘miss’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles with the Arsenal player returning to his parent club after a five-month loan spell with the Italian side.
Maitland Niles, 24, joined Roma on loan in January after struggling for game time under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal.
It had been suggested in January that the loan to Roma offered a potential path to a permanent move for the Englishman. However, the two clubs will not negotiate a deal and Maitland-Niles will return to north London.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles moved to Roma on loan in January but struggled in the Italian capital
Maitland-Niles posted on his Instagram account, alongside a picture of him holding the Europa Conference League trophy: ‘Great way to end the season.
‘Thank you to the Roma fans, players and staff for believing in me as one of their own for the short period of time spent at the club.
‘What [an] experience and to be a part of history with the club.’
The versatile player had departed Arsenal in January in search of regular game time
The Englishman, who has made five appearances for his country, struggled to impress at Roma, making only eight appearances in the league across his spell there.
Despite this, Mourinho still offered a nice message to the young player on social media, writing: ‘We…