Emile Smith Rowe has revealed truth behind Aston Villa transfer links

Emile Smith Rowe are set to face Aston Villa for the first time since Arsenal reportedly rejected offers from their Friday night opponents for the England Under-21 international. As reports claim, Villa bid twice for the promising 20-year-old but saw each bid turned down by Gunners, believed to be in the region of £25million and £30m. Smith Rowe eventually signed a new bumper deal at his boyhood club Arsenal to end speculation that he could make the shock switch to Villa instead. He said on the Soccer AM YouTube channel :

“Yeah, I’m buzzing man, buzzing.   "There’s not much I can say really, I was never going to say no to it. But yeah, no I was buzzing, my family were really happy for me as well, and that’s the most important thing for me, so yeah.   “It’s been a crazy journey, like I said, being here since I was 10 years old, coming through the ranks with loads of team-mates and stuff along the way. So finally putting pen to paper on a long-term deal is something that I’ve been waiting to do.   “I feel like it’s definitely been an up and down journey. There have been a lot of downs with injuries and so on, and I feel like I’ve had a lot of experience, going out on loan and stuff. So it’s definitely been a hard one, but I’m really happy to commit my future to Arsenal.   “I feel like I don’t really try to set myself any challenges going forward, I try to keep moving forward game by game and see how it goes. I don’t like to put too much pressure on myself, but I’m sure it’s going to be a big season for me and the team as well.”

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