Arteta’s clarity on Emile Smith Rowe's future at Emirates

The Gunners’ boss shot down all the possible rumors on Emile Smith Rowe- Aston Villa transfer link with a straight update. Arteta informed the midfielder’s summer stay at the Emirates with no doubt left for speculation. The 20-year old after being on the other end of two bid failures was the only performer in the Arsenal in the 2-1 her banian defeat. 

Arsenal is keen on utilizing more of Smith Rowe with a long-term contract as clued by Arteta at the Easter road match. The Lions has been quite persistent to acquire the English International placing two huge bids being £25m to £30m. But the Arsenal boss is not pleased with Villa's attempt and has no intentions of entertaining it, neither did in the past nor will in the near future. Following Mesut Ozil’s departure, there was a chance shirt number shift for Smith Rowe, who appeared with the same 32 in Tuesday's pre-season friendly against Hibs.