Fabrizio Romano has declared that Emile Smith Rowe never came close to leaving Arsenal this summer. This comes after links to Chelsea.
Speaking via CaughtOffside, Romano shared the news on Smith Rowe. He says that Smith Rowe was never a top target for Arsenal’s rivals.
What Fabrizio had to say about Arsenal and Emile Smith Rowe
Fabrizio Romano says:
“There have been some other interesting Chelsea transfer rumours doing the rounds, but honestly I’m not aware of concrete negotiations for Emile Smith Rowe.“Chelsea have been linked with 20 players or more this summer, but behind the scenes they wanted Cole Palmer.“Smith Rowe was never top target for Chelsea or close to joining even, because Arsenal trust him and he’s part of Mikel Arteta’s project.”
Mikel Arteta was full of compliments for Smith Rowe earlier this summer. A departure for him would have seemed odd.
Arsenal have already shown big faith in the midfielder. This is by handing him a new long-term contract along with the iconic number 10.
And although Arteta’s squad is very competitive this year, it would definitely look weaker if Smith Rowe leaves.
Therefore Romano’s Smith Rowe update is timely for Arsenal. It seems like they will be fairly quiet in these final days of the window.
