Fulham is on the verge of completing a club-record deal for Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe, with an initial fee of £27m and potential add-ons totaling £34m.

While final details are being ironed out between the clubs, personal terms have been agreed in principle, paving the way for Smith Rowe to undergo a medical this week.

The 24-year-old’s playing time was limited last season due to a knee injury that kept him sidelined for six weeks in October, resulting in just three Premier League starts and 346 minutes of play.

Smith Rowe has already made his mark on the international stage, earning three senior England caps, with his last appearance in March 2022. He was also part of the triumphant UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad last summer.

Fulham departs for a pre-season training camp in Portugal on Tuesday, and it is expected that Smith Rowe will join his new teammates at some point during the camp, pending a successful medical.

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Mikel Arteta is still waiting to hear whether Thomas Partey will be ready for Arsenal’s match against Aston Villa on Saturday.

The key Premier League match against Manchester City last week had to be missed due to a back injury for the Ghanaian midfielder, who has emerged as the Gunners’ star.

Arsenal lost that game 3-1, leading to them slipping from the top of the table, and Arteta was unable to speculate on whether Partey will come back into contention for the trip to Villa Park.

Asked for an update on Partey, the Gunners boss said: “We have to assess him today again. He had some discomfort, a little muscle discomfort. We have to assess him this morning and see how he is.”

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Arteta added on England playmaker Emile Smith Rowe and Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus, who have also been nursing knocks of late: “Emile will be training today. If he’s fine he will be in the squad but Gabi is still not there.”

Arsenal head to Villa having gone winless through their last four games in all competitions, but Arteta is not overly concerned at a wobble being hit. He added on his side’s form: “It is normal. Obviously you want to get maximum points and we didn’t in the last three games. We have to look at ourselves. We have to be more efficient in the manner of how we play. In situations we have generated we haven’t had enough points and that’s down to us and we have to improve that because we want to win more games.”

Arsenal is still very much in control of their title bid as they look to win their first Premier League title since the ‘Invincibles’ of 2003–04. The Gunners are only behind City in the standings on goal differential and still have a game in hand on the defending champions.

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Mikel Arteta has provided injury reports on two important Arsenal stars, disclosing the fitness of Gabriel Jesus and Emile Smith Rowe, following Arsenal’s victory over Lyon in a friendly.

The Gunners easily defeated the Ligue 1 team 3-0 while competing in the Dubai Super Cup in the United Arab Emirates as part of their preparations for the upcoming return of club football.

Naturally, Arsenal has a number of first-team regulars away still representing their nation at the World Cup or on leave after a recent defeat, but they are nevertheless pushing up their efforts with an eye on the return of football, with the goal of continuing a fantastic first half of the season.

Unfortunately, a knee injury forced Brazil striker Jesus to leave the World Cup. His club has subsequently revealed that he underwent surgery to repair the injury. When asked if there was a timetable for the 25-year-return old’s after the victory, Arteta said “no.”

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“We know that he needed some intervention in the knee and we have to take day by day, week by week and see where that takes us,” Arteta said.

When asked if the injury to Jesus would influence the Gunners’ transfer plans, he responded: “What it affects is who we are as a team because he gives us so much.

“What we can do after that, when we know the timescale better and when we can have him back, we will look at the options and try to make the right decisions.”

Smith Rowe, meanwhile, has been missing for the majority of the 2022/23 campaign, but has travelled with the squad to Dubai for their mid-season camp. Arteta said: “With Emile, he has returned to training and he’s in that process after we rehab, after a period where he had some real discomfort.

“So we are giving him time – he’s getting closer and closer. So hopefully in the next few weeks, we’ll be able to see him.”

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