Emile Smith Rowe: Arsenal star ‘set to become Fulham record transfer’

Fulham are continuing negotiations to motion Arsenal winger Emile Smith Rowe for a club-record fee, according to a report.

The Cottagers had a £30 cardinal bid for nan 23-year-old rejected past week and person now offered £35m pinch add-ons, nan Guardian has said.

Should they complete nan deal, that fig would smash nan £27m Fulham paid for Ivory Coast midfielder Jean Michael Seri successful 2018.

🚨⚪️⚫️ Fulham person sent caller bid to Arsenal for Emile Smith-Rowe.

Proposal worthy up to £35m arsenic reported by @David_Ornstein, talks ongoing betwixt nan 2 clubs pinch subordinate unfastened to nan move.

Fulham, up of Crystal Palace now and pushing to get it done. pic.twitter.com/pFL9K95eF7

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 25, 2024

Emile Smith Rowe transfer

Smith Rowe was near retired of Arsenal’s 1-1 tie pinch Bournemouth successful California connected Thursday, which nan Gunners won 5-4 connected penalties to motorboat their pre-season campaign.

Manager Mikel Arteta later appeared to corroborate negotiations pinch Fulham are ongoing complete nan erstwhile England international.

“There are things happening successful nan inheritance astatine nan moment,” said Arteta. “We decided nan champion point to do was to support him distant from nan crippled today.”

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Croydon-born Smith Rowe joined Arsenal’s academy arsenic a 10-year-old and was portion of England’s Under-17 World Cup-winning squad successful 2017.

Having made his first-team debut successful September 2018, nan playmaker spent clip connected indebtedness pinch RB Leipzig successful 2019 and Huddersfield Town successful 2020.

Best time of my life!❤️ pic.twitter.com/kAoOgoo9QK

— Emile Smith Rowe (@emilesmithrowe) September 26, 2021

His breakthrough play came erstwhile he scored 10 goals successful 33 Premier League appearances successful 2021/22, winning nan past of his 3 England elder caps successful 2022.

Smith Rowe started England’s Euro Under-21 last against Spain arsenic nan Three Lions won nan tourney for nan first clip since 1984 successful 2023.

An injury-plagued consequent play had hampered his progress, followed by much misfortune erstwhile Smith Rowe sustained a knee wounded connected his first Premier League commencement of 2023/24 which kept him retired for six weeks from past October.

He made only 3 starts crossed nan season, uncovering himself mostly restricted to little substitute appearances.