Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has admitted it was a difficult decision to let midfielder Emile Smith Rowe join Fulham this summer.
The 24-year-old midfielder is a youth player at Arsenal. Who was able to break through to play in the first team successfully before being given the team’s number 10 shirt later.
However, encountering serious injuries and the arrival of players like Martin Ødegaard, as well as the team’s excellent form. Caused him to have problems with playing opportunities and decided to leave the team by moving to join Fulham, making him the most expensive player in Fulham’s history immediately.
Arteta says that led to an emotional goodbye for Smith Rowe. But it was the right moment for him to move on after playing just 346 minutes in the Premier League last season.
“It was a special one for sure,” ufabet http://ufabet999.app said Arteta, when asked about Smith Rowe’s exit.
“But as well when you look at someone in their eyes, and he really believes it is the move for him. The right time to move. And that he really needs another challenge, you have to understand that, show your gratitude and move on.
“It was a very difficult decision to let him go, especially for me personally, because I appreciate what he’s done for the team and for me. I think he’s been very important in a period of change at the club. But at the end of the day for a player it’s important to play. He’s had a tough time with injuries and he needs a new challenge, a new start. So we understand that and let him go,” Arteta said.