Former Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe recently expressed his feelings after leaving the Gunners in the summer transfer window and joining Premier League side Fulham. Smith Rowe joined Fulham in the summer transfer window after spending fourteen years with Arsenal. While expressing his thoughts on leaving Arsenal, Emile Smith Rowe said that he had no bad feelings for his old club.
Emile Smith Rowe joined Fulham after leaving Arsenal after 14 years
Emile Smith Rowe started joined the Arsenal academy at the age of ten. Since then, the English midfielder has been with Arsenal, making his professional debut with the club in 2018 in the Europa League. Since 2018, Emile Smith Rowe made 103 appearances for the Gunners, however, the last two seasons were not good enough for the 24-year-old as he made only 33 appearances across all competitions in the last two seasons.
With the arrival of high-profile players, Emile Smith Rowe was removed from the starting lineup under Mikel Arteta. Apart from that, Smith Rowe also started to struggle with injuries and found himself in and out of the side. Last season, As a result of this, the 24-year-old failed to get sufficient playing time at Arsenal and made only 14 appearances across all competitions. So, a move to a new club was inevitable and in the summer transfer window, Emile Smith Rowe left the Gunners to join Fulham.
The former Arsenal man expressed his feelings about his old club
Recently Emile Smith Rowe expressed his feelings about his old club. As per the news published by Football London, Smith Rowe told The Telegraph,
“Coming through the academy all you want to do is just play for your club and when you are not getting the opportunities there is only so much you can take. Like I said there is no bad feelings or anything. I am still supporting them, I still talk to a few of the boys. It’s all love.”
Since his arrival at the Graven Cottage, Smith Rowe has been doing great for Fulham. Smith Rowe started all eight matches in the Premier League for Fulham this season, scored twice, and provided one assist. He is enjoying his time at Graven Cottage. The 24-year-old is managing a match rating of close to 7.2 in the Premier League so far.
Now, the question arises whether Arsenal are interested in buying back Smith Rowe in the future as he is doing great with his new club. However, according to the news of Football London, there is a very low chance that Arsenal had a buy-back option while selling Smith Rowe to Fulham. That means the Gunners will not be able to sign back Emile Smith Rowe in the future.
The former Arsenal man is doing great with his new club. So, whether he moves to a new club in the future or not, the English midfielder is now more focused on the current time and wants to give his best for his new home. Fulham are currently in the ninth position in the league. Emilie Smith Rowe’s contribution is very important to the club as the club is looking for a better finish at the end of the season.
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