West Ham United want to sign Arsenal star Emile Smith Rowe, ‘internal evaluations’ underway
West Ham United are still interested in signing Arsenal sensation Emile Smith Rowe, with “internal evaluations” already underway according to Rudy Galetti.
Writing in his column for CaughtOffside (5 March), the Italian journalist reports that several clubs have approached the Gunners about the playmaker including the Hammers.
West Ham had a bid rejected in January, but they could now look to try again in the summer amid limited game time with the club doing their internal checks in recent weeks.
“The player has already received several approaches from many English clubs who could try again in June,” he wrote.
“West Ham are among these, and the Hammers have already concretely shown their interest in Smith Rowe, so it’s not excluded that they could try again in the summer.
“Indeed, internal evaluations on Smith Rowe at West Ham have been underway during recent weeks.”
Are West Ham wasting their time chasing Smith Rowe?
The January transfer window was filled with failed transfer bids for attackers for David Moyes’ squad, with Jota and Ibrahim Osman both supposedly being close before not joining.
But Smith Rowe was a deal that was both mentioned and then shut down incredibly quickly, with the Gunners adamant they didn’t want to lose their academy star and the player reportedly not interested in a move either.
So is going back in for him in the summer a realistic transfer? Is it a waste of time? You could argue that it is, despite how “exceptional” he is.
However it should also be noted that there are chances that Lucas Paqueta could leave the club with his £85m release clause becoming active and Manchester City showing an interest, which could open up the chance for Smith Rowe to get the regular games he wants.
It’s one to keep an eye on, but the club must be prepared to move on swiftly if they are met with similar resistance to that from January either by Arsenal or the player himself.
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