Fulham have signed Emile Smith Rowe from Arsenal. They paid ยฃ34m in total which is a record breaking transfer fees for the London club.
Transfer details between Arsenal and Fulham
According to SkySports, Arsenal and Fulham have finalized all the contract details. The West London club have scheduled medical date for Emile Smith Rowe.
The transfer window will close on 30 August at 11 pm. So, both the clubs are trying to get the deal done within the deadline.
Arsenal took Emile Smith Rowe to the USA tour. Few days ago, the English midfielder returned back to London.
When a player leaves in the middle of a pre-season camp, it indicates that there must be a emergency situation for the player. And for Emile Smith Rowe, the emergency situation is his next destination, Fulham.
Why Emile Smith Rowe is leaving Arsenal?
Last season, the Englishman got less opportunities to show his abilities. Due to injury, Emile Smith Rowe missed most of the games for Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe featured in a game against Luton Town.
Despite being linked with teams like West Ham, Fulham, Emile Smith Rowe changed his mind before the pre-season. His actions were making it clear that he will not be leaving Arsenal and he wanted to stay and fight for his place at the North London club.
Multiple reports were claiming that the young English midfielder started his pre-season training before the entire Arsenal squad. For the pre-season training Mikel Arteta took players like Jurien Timber, Ben White, Fabio Viera to Mallorca. But Smith Rowe joined the pre-season camp one week before them. This action clarifies the intention of the young midfielder. He wanted to train as much as possible to be in his best possible shape.
As the pre-season games started, things didn’t go well for the young Englishman. It seems that Arsenal decided to sell him.
Few days ago Arsenal played their first pre-season game against another Premier League side Bournemouth where Mikel Arteta benched Emile Smith Rowe. In that game, the Gunners drew with the Cherries. So, the game was extended to tie-breaker where Arsenal defeated Bournemouth with a score line of 5-4. Arsenal didn’t give Smith Row a chance to play his last game for the Gunners.
Arsenal’s future under Mikel Arteta
When Mikel Arteta was building a new project at Arsenal, players like Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka, Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock were the revelations for the gunners. Few of them made a permanent place in the first team.
Recently Arsenal have signed a lot players for the midfield position and they are performing well. For these reasons the homegrown talents are falling down in the pecking order.
Now a homegrown talent like Emile Smith Rowe is leaving Arsenal and Joining Fulham. This is certainly not a good news for the Gunners. The younger players will get a bad impression from this incident.
After Emile Smith Rowe, Arsenal is loosing another academy graduate to a Premier League rival because Lewis Brown is going to join West Ham United. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is loosing the most talented players from the academy. The fans are unhappy about this fact.
The Hammers have recently appointed Julen Loptegui as their new manager. He is building a new project at West Ham. According to multiple reports, the Spaniard want reinforcements at two major positions. One is at the centre back position and another one is at the left back position. So, West Ham are desperate to sign the young Arsenal academy product to reinforce their backline. On top of that the Hammers need a backup for Emerson Palmieri at the Left back position.
