Crystal Palace and Fulham are set to return with new offers for Emile Smith Rowe, with Arsenal open to a sale at their asking price.
Dharmesh Sheth via Give Me Sport has claimed that Arsenal could allow Emile Smith Rowe to leave should they receive a bid worth £25 million. Fulham and Crystal Palace are among those keen on the attacking midfielder and are now expected to return with an improved bid for the Gunners’ academy star.
Fulham, Crystal Palace will make a new Smith Rowe bid?
Emile Smith Rowe might have come to the end of his cycle at Arsenal, with Mikel Arteta and Edu Gaspar ready to sanction a sale of the academy star. The attacking midfielder has failed to replicate his form from the 2021/22 season, as injuries have hampered his progress since.
Smith Rowe did have Aston Villa’s interest back then, but Arsenal were adamant that he was a big part of their plans going forward. While he was relatively fitter in the 2023/24 season than during the 2022/23 campaign, Arteta barely selected him in games, especially from the start.
Hence, Arsenal are open to a sale, with Dharmesh Sheth insisting the Gunners will accept around £25 million for their academy star. Fulham already failed with an offer, as Sheth suggests that the Cottagers and Crystal Palace will return with new bids for Smith-Rowe shortly.
Crystal Palace were also one of those who had a bid rejected by Arsenal, although there was no revelation of the fee offered by the London clubs. Hence, if Sheth insists that £25 million would do the trick, the duo might have proposed far less than what Arsenal wanted.
Arsenal ready to sell Smith Rowe
Mikel Arteta is already planning on a crucial summer window and wants to offload several of his current squad players to make room for new signings. With Emile Smith Rowe in line to be sold, he has the company of fellow academy stars Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson, with the latter attracting interest from West Ham United.
Either way, the sale of players like Smith Rowe will allow Arsenal to boost their financial standings, with the fees received from their exit registered as pure profit. Hence, the Gunners are open to offers and will use the funds to find a proper squad addition, who may not be a like-for-like replacement.
