Having been sent on loan for the second-half of last season at RB Leipzig, Emile Smith Rowe may have hoped to have made a bigger impression in Germany than he ultimately did.
Sadly for him, injuries played a big part in restricting him to just three appearances in the Bundesliga, and even that only totalled 26 minutes of football.
The start to this campaign saw him make six appearances for the Arsenal first-team, but perhaps with one eye on his long-term development, he was once again sent on loan in the January transfer window.
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The Arsenal academy product is now plying his trade for Huddersfield in the Championship, and he enjoyed an impressive performance in their 3-2 defeat to Fulham at the weekend. The 19-year-old scored one and made one, and after seeing his display, Gunners fans took to Twitter to voice their thoughts on the midfielder.
Some fans brought Mesut Ozil’s name into the conversation, with a couple suggesting that they do a role reversal and send the German to Huddersfield and bring Smith Rowe back.
One particularly excited Arsenal fan meanwhile suggested Smith Rowe could be the best of the bunch in terms of the Gunners’ considerable amount of academy talents.
If Smith Rowe continues to play regularly as he has done in his first few games with the Terriers – he has started the last three matches in the Championship – then he will no doubt come back to Arsenal as a more refined player.
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Lower league football will help toughen him up to the rigours of the Premier League, and with there still being question marks over Ozil’s long-term future at the club, he could play a hugely prominent role for the Gunners over the near future.
Meanwhile, this Arsenal star badly let Mikel Arteta down with a really disappointing display.