Emile Smith Rowe

Fulham have signed Emile Smith Rowe from Arsenal in a deal reported to be worth £35 million ($45.1m).

Fulham have completed a club-record signing of Emile Smith Rowe from Arsenal.

Fulham announce the club record signing of Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe for an initial £27m fee.

Fulham break transfer record to buy attacking midfielderSmith Rowe’s game time limited over past two seasonsEmile Smith Rowe has completed his move from Arsenal to Fulham for a fee that could reach £34m with add-ons. It is a record buy for Fulham and Arsenal’s biggest sale since Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joined Liverpool for £35m in 2017.Smith Rowe, who came through Arsenal’s academy, has found opportunities limited in the past two seasons, not helped by groin and knee injuries. Of his 25 Premier League appearances over that period only three have been starts and he will hope the move can push him back into England contention. The attacking midfielder won three caps across late 2021 and early 2022. Continue reading...

Emile Smith Rowe is set to complete Fulham move while Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson are also close to exitAs Arsenal sat 15th and stared at an embarrassing relegation fight at Christmas in 2020 two youngsters stepped up to drag them out of the mire. Mikel Arteta turned to Emile Smith Rowe to inject creativity alongside the more established but still 19-year-old Bukayo Saka and a team that had taken two points from their previous seven games claimed an unlikely victory against Chelsea on Boxing Day.Smith Rowe, on his third Premier League appearance and first of the season, provided the pass for Saka to send a perfect clipped finish over the goalkeeper Édouard Mendy. These were players the fans could project their faith on to as senior squad members struggled and other academy products have provided moments of unbridled joy under Arteta. Think Eddie Nketiah’s two goals against Manchester United in January 2023 and Reiss Nelson’s left-foot, half-volley rocket to complete a remarkable turnaround against Bournemouth later that season. Continue reading...