The mother of Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles admits she's homeless.

Jule Niles has revealed she is homeless and living in a 10ft square metal storage box.

The 38 year-old says she has to sneak past staff to sleep at a Big Yellow Storage warehouse just off the M25 in Hertfordshire. Son Ainsley, meanwhile, lives in a £700,000 apartment with his brother Cordi in Finchley, North London.

“It's a metal container with no windows or carpet. There is no toilet or washing facilities," Jule, a childcare worker, told The Sun.

“My son Ainsley could buy me a flat with two weeks or two month's wages.

"My son plays for Arsenal and I am homeless and in a storage unit."

A source close to Ainsley says he was unaware Jule had been living in a storage container, and that he has given her money and continues to do so.