EMILE SMITH ROWE wants to spend the rest of his career at Arsenal.
The attacking midfielder signed a five-year contract over the summer and, in an exclusive interview with Standard Sport, today said: “I’d love to be here forever.”
Smith Rowe, an academy product who has been with Arsenal since the age of 10, has become a key player under Mikel Arteta and is thriving this season.
The 21-year-old was the subject of a £30million bid from Aston Villa over the summer before Arsenal tied him down to a deal until 2026 and gave him the No10 shirt.
Smith Rowe says it was an “easy decision” to commit his future to his boyhood club and, asked if he could see himself being a one-club man, he said: “I hope so, I definitely hope so.
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