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Emile Smith Rowe reveals just how hard he found it to leave Arsenal and join Fulham
There’s nothing better than seeing a homegrown talent make it at their boyhood club.
There’s juꦺst something special about a💫 player coming all the way through the ranks at a club and making it at first-team level.
Some of the most beloved players in the Premier League have followed that exact path such as Trent Alexander-Arnold,🦄 Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka.
Arsenal’s academy has worked wonders in recent years, producing the likes of Saka, Re💧iss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah, but, unfortunately, as the club grows, opportunities for these players are re♏duced.
Emile Smith Rowe was an unfortunate casualty of this situation in the summer as he left Arsenal to join Fulham in a deal.
Speaking to , Sm༺ith Rowe has been discussing his departure from Arsenal and how difficult he found it to leave the club.

Emile Smith Rowe says leaving Arsenal was his toughest ever decision
Smith Rowe spoke about how tough it was to 💧leave Arsenal.
The midfielder says that he didn’t get the gametime he w🍨anted at Arsenal, and while it was a tough decision to leave Arsenal, he ultimately decided it was the right call.
“For the last two seasons I ha𝄹ven’t played as much as I wanted to and📖 it was always in the back of my mind that I wanted to be happy again,” Smith Rowe said
“I wanted to be playing. Sometimes you have to think of the best for yourself. I always want to put my club first but at the same time I have to make myself happy. It was probably the toughest decision I’ve had to make (to leave). But I spoke to my family and ඣwe decided it was the best thing for me.”
Smith Rowe is shining for Fulham
Smith Rowe may have found i🔯t hard to leave Arsenal, but his decision to join Fulh༒am has certainly been justified.
Paul Merson has tipp🙈൲ed Smith Rowe to make an England return in the near future, whileꦚ Fulham are sitting pretty in the top half of the Premier League.
“He lost his way a bit at Arsenal ꧋with all the injuries and lack of playing time. If he keeps playing regularly, he will prove to be a brilliant signing for Fulham,” Merson said.
“෴He’s so🅰meone who chases lost causes and has got a footballing brain. All he has to do now is stay fit and he’ll soon be back in the England squad.”
Troy Deeney has also praised Smith Rowe fo🐲r 💙his performances for Fulham.
Smith Rowe has enjoyed something of a resurꦗgence so far this season, a📖nd hopefully he can continue to go from strength to strength for Fulham.