West Ham United have approached Arsenal to enquire about signing Emile Smith Rowe as the 23-year-old has struggled for minutes this season at the Emirates Stadium.
The news was reported by talkSPORT, that the Hammers want the midfielder on loan for the rest of the season and it has since been confirmed by Fabrizio Romano.
The transfer guru has stated that talks are taking place to understand if there’s a way to structure the deal between the two clubs as David Moyes would like the Gunners star in his squad.
Smith Rowe has struggled for game time this season with Mikel Arteta giving the midfielder only 245 minutes of action across 12 matches. The Englishman was once a talent expected to achieve great things at the North London club but injuries derailed that over recent seasons.
???????? West Ham have approached Arsenal to discuss loan deal for Emile Smith-Rowe.
Talks taking place to understand if there’s way to structure deal between the two club, as @ExWHUEmployee has called. pic.twitter.com/heTtylAK88
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 19, 2024
With a contract at Arsenal until 2026, a move to West Ham would allow Smith Rowe to gain more Premier League experience and develop further.
Journalist Ben Jacobs has also reported on The Cannon Podcast that the 23-year-old is attracting interest from Italian clubs Juventus and Roma but neither have made contact with Arsenal.
If Smith Rowe is to leave Arsenal this month, it seems that West Ham are in the lead for his signature, but a lot can happen between now and the end of the transfer window.
Seeing as Westham pushed Arsenal up from £60 million to a very high £105 million for Rice, I think it’s only fare to push Westham from £35million up to £65 million for ESR.
Yeah but one was worth the push up. Captain. Star DMid and the other is a barely played substitute.