Interview

'It was an easy decision for me to stay'

"My dream is to become a legend here, I can see myself being a one-club man if everything works out."

The words of Emile Smith Rowe to the official Arsenal matchday programme back in 2020 - and fast forward a year and things seem to be working out pretty well for the teenager.

So, having signed a new long-term deal, does the creator still feel the same now?

"Yeah, 100 per cent," Smith Rowe told Arsenal.com. "I said that in an interview and I mean it definitely. I can't wait to carry on playing for this wonderful club and we'll see what happens.

"[Signing my new contract] means so much to me. I've been waiting for it, and to carry on playing for this club, it means so much to me and I'm so happy.

"I feel like I didn't really have to think about it too much you know. I've been at the club since I was 10 years old, so for me it was just about carrying on at this club, so like I said, I'm really happy."