We asked Arteta to be ruthless a few weeks ago, and our message arrived. Arteta is tipped to make some bold transfer moves in the summer. Reports suggest he is keen to raise at least £100 million from player sales to add to his summer budget. Notably, one player tipped to go is Emile Smith-Rowe. The Hale End graduate’s days at Arsenal are numbered. Many are still processing a report last week, which claimed Arsenal would be willing to accept reasonable bids for the playmaker.
In line with last week’s reports’s, the Times claim the 22-year-old is on the list of players Arteta is willing to cash in on. With the midfielders the Gunners are tipped to buy, Mason Mount, Declan Rice, and Moises Caicedo, Arsenal’s midfield could be powerful even with Rowe’s departure.
But is Emile Smith-Rowe’s leaving this summer justified? If I were Arteta, I would have kept him for his versatility; he can play either in attack or midfield. Other than that, like Ray Parlour still believing he is yet to reach his potential, letting him go may eventually leave Arsenal regretting it.
Ray Parlour told The Daily Star (when ranking his best Hale End graduates): “Saka has obviously been absolutely brilliant, so he would be up there.
“Jack Wilshere would certainly be one of them. I’m pleased he’s still involved in the club.
“I know he’s had his injuries, but I think potentially Smith Rowe is one of the best Hale End graduates,” Parlour explained. “He will be a top player.” Is allowing Smith Rowe to leave understandable if Arsenal get their top midfield signings, even though we haven’t see the limit of his potential yet?
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No definitely not he is home grown young and a fantastic player
We definitely should NOT let Smith-Rowe go. He and Saka were always brilliant together working both sides of the pitch.
Now 2nd place is guaranteed I’m hoping Arteta will give ESR a place in the last few games. Also having seen rumours he is being groomed to replace the departing Xhaka at the end of this season, I find it hard to believe he is finished at Arsenal.
Also as Martinelli ruled out for rest of season because of tackle by Caiceda.
It would be a huge mistake to let ESR leave – just look at his season in ’21-’22. I really don’t understand Arteta’s priorities here. If he leaves, we’re definitely gonna regret it. He’s a top-top midfielder.
Are Arsenal very sure that their fellow top rival club sides of Man Utd, Chelsea and even Liverpool will leave them alone to not rival them to the signings of: Declan Rice Moises Caicedo and Mason Mount next summer window? But if it’s true that Arsenal want to sign the trio players next summer window.
For, experience has shown in past Arsenal hardly get all their preferred to sign new players done over the line. Without been ambushed and hijacked from.
For his being a gifted natural many goals scorer for Arsenal at the top level. When he was fully fit to play. I think Arsenal should keep ESR next season. But if he must make ways for new signings to come in. Let him be sent out on loan to a top League club in the Epl. Or to a top European club side at where he will get regular game time to play.
If Arsenal let smith r leave,they can not be able to replace him; they should give him one more season trial, trust me you will see the difference, provided u play him on his natural position.
it would be a regrettable moment, if the gunners does that, letting this young energetic, crucial, creative and committed play maker ESR go unhappily that way would ever and ever be a mistake of all times i may agree with loan preferably to the smallest extend but rather he should be given chance of next season on regular trails and see how he delivers to justify his expels at the club.
Arteta doesn’t rate ESR, so maybe it will be so, that he leaves in the summer.
My answer to the question here is an emphatic ‘YES’. ESR is loved at Arsenal, but it doesn’t do anyone any good to have him sit on the bench without any prospect of being a regular as he has failed to live up to his potential.
He has not been able to live up to his expectations due to injuries and Arteta not playing him. If he goes anywhere for his sake it should be Villa, Emery loves him.