The Premier League will start in less than a week. Most clubs have done with their pre season preparations. The transfer market is ongoing and will run till 30 August. It will close on 11 pm UK time. Arsenal have done with their pre season games. They have only signed two players, out of which only one is new face. Gunners have signed Riccardo Calafiori and David Raya. They paid £39 million for Calafiori who helped Bologna to qualify for Champions League in 2023/24 season. One player has recently made move away from Arsenal who was once praised by Mikel Arteta. His name is Emile Smith Rowe who was considered as the future of Arsenal.
Emile Smith Rowe joined Arsenal in 2010 when he was 10 years old. He has been with Gunners ever since although making some loan moves. He was sent on loan two times. First time it was to RB Leipzig and the second time it was to Huddersfield town. After coming back from Huddersfield town Smith Rowe had very good seasons with Arsenal. He gained all the attention and a lot of praise. Mikel Arteta was very impressed with Smith Rowe back then. However, Smith Rowe was unable to maintain the highest level due to many reasons.
Mikel Arteta about Arsenal academy product back in the time
Emile Smith Rowe came back from loan to Huddersfield in 2020. He then started to make name in Arsenal shirt. In the 2020/21 season he played 33 matches. He was able to score 4 goals and provide 7 assists. In the 2021/22 season he almost multiplied his goal scoring tally by 3 times. However, he provided very less assists. He played 37 matches and scored 11 goals along with providing 2 assists. Smith Rowe was considered as the replacement for Mesut Ozil. However he missed a lot of matches in the past two seasons. Injuries and poor form pulled Smith Rowe back. This got him sold in this summer market.
In 2020, Mikel Arteta spoke very highly about Emile Smith Rowe with Sky Sports. He said that he was excited to work with the player. Arteta added that Smith Rowe has some specific qualities to play as an attacking midfielder. Arteta had high hopes from Smith Rowe and called him an impressive player. He said that he was pleased with what he saw from Smith Rowe. In addition, Arteta said that the player is mature and will be in much better place. To conclude, Mikel Arteta said that Smith Rowe can be an important player for Arsenal im future.
Emile Smith Rowe joins Fulham
Fulham have completed the signing of Emile Smith Rowe from Arsenal. They have paid a club record fee of £27 million for the player. Tony Khan who is the owner of Fulham said that he is thrilled by the signing. To begin with, he said that Fulham are excited to sign such a talented young player. To conclude, he said the club is looking forward to work with him very soon. Smith Rowe has played in two pre-season games for Fulham. He has managed to score in both of those games. Smith Rowe will look forward to redeem himself in the 2024/25 season.
Smith Rowe too had his say on joining Fulham. To begin, he said that he is very happy along with his all family. He added that he wanted to join Fulham as soon as possible. He was excited to meet his new teammates. Smith Rowe added that he has listened to the project of Fulham and the manager. To conclude, he thinks it is an exciting project and is the perfect step for him and his career.
A trusted source on GoonerNews.comFor more football updates, make sure to follow us on:
