He was once more snubbed by Arteta within the second half of Tuesday's 3-1 win over Chelsea on the Emirates. Perhaps Chelsea's aim altered Arteta's plan however to not come on when your workforce has a cushty lead at dwelling reveals how far his inventory has fallen.

Last month, Arteta insisted Smith Rowe is getting nearer to extra common motion. He mentioned: "He’s pushing, and in football what you did a year ago, a month ago is not important, it’s about what you do now, what you do yesterday and what you do tomorrow.

"The participant has to have that mindset and the contribution needs to be now to the workforce has to make us higher and to make us win video games. He’s very shut."

However, he has played just 19 minutes since in Arsenal's damaging 4-1 defeat at title rivals Manchester City. Smith Rowe loves the club that he has been at since the age of 10.

The fans would hate to see one of their own leave who has shown so much promise in his young career to date. But if discussions with Arteta do not go positively, Smith Rowe may be forced into making a gut-wrenching decision.

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