Arsenal Transfer News: Emile Smith Rowe is one of the brightest young prospects in the English Premier League. The 22-year-old who operates as an attacking midfielder or winger for Arsenal FC has made waves with his abilities. The youngster made his debut for Arsenal in 2018. He made a quick impression at the senior level for the Gunners by leading the attack by example.
The youngster made a case for himself by scoring goals and offering assists in his first games. Overall, he went on to score 12 goals to his name. Besides that, he also provided as many as six assists. For the record, he represented every age bracket for the Three Lions at youth levels.
The talented playmaker made his debut against Albania in 2021, in a thumping 5-0 win in FIFA World Cup Qualification. In July 2021, the England international was presented with the iconic number 10 shirt vacated by Mesut Özil and penned a long-term deal at the club. In the very next season, the attacking midfielder bolstered the team’s strike force.
Notably, he went on to score as many as 10 goals in the league. As a result, Emile Smith Row was shortlisted for the PL Young Player of the Season and the PFA Young Player of the Year awards. At the start of the 2022-2023 season, the youngster struggled with a groin injury. As a result, he underwent surgery and was not able to feature for the Gunners in the first half of the campaign. However, he recovered and then made it to the squad in the second half of the season.
Arsenal Transfer News: Galatasaray made an attempt to sign Emile Smith Rowe
Meanwhile, the Süper Lig table-toppers, Galatasaray reportedly made a last-minute attempt to secure the signature of Emile Smith Rowe. For the unversed, the Turkish winter transfer window came to a close only this weekend. As per Fotomac, Galatasaray made a last-minute loan proposal to sign the Arsenal playmaker before the end of the market.
Emile Smith Rowe recently made it to the first team after spending the majority of the campaign out through a groin injury. Needless to say, Arsenal apparently turned down the offer. Emile Smith Rowe recently featured for the Gunners in a 3-2 thriller win over Bournemouth FC. The youngster provided an assist to Thomas Partey in the team’s first goal.
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The fans were taken aback after Emile Smith Rowe was substituted in the second half. Mikel Arteta brought in the youngster as a first-half substitute. However, the young playmaker made his presence count on the field for less than 50 minutes before he was taken off.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta explained the reason why Smith Rowe was substituted in the second half. “We didn’t plan to throw him in so early in the game. We knew it would be difficult for him to last for 70 minutes after he’d had five months out. But I think he had a good impact. In the end, I felt that we needed something else, especially on the left, as we were attracting more players onto that side so we made the decision to change.”
