Arsenal’s summer transfer business is picking up pace with arrivals and departures now imminent.
The only deal completed by the Gunners thus far is the £27million signing of David Raya.
But the Spaniard’s arrival could cause a domino effect at The Emirates with Arsenal now ready to green light a deal for Aaron Ramsdale to leave the club.
The Gunners are also in talks over a deal for Eddie Nketiah with the forward agreeing personal terms with Marseille.
In terms of arrivals, a deal for Riccardo Calafiori is expected to be completed imminently after he flew in to undergo a medical ahead of a £34million move.
Attention has now turned to Emile Smith Rowe, with HITC revealing on Friday that Mikel Arteta has reluctantly allowed him to leave with talks continuing with Fulham.
Gabriel Agbonlahor on Emile Smith Rowe
Smith Rowe is inching closer to an Arsenal exit with Fulham agreeing to meet their £35million valuation of the 23-year-old.
He has fallen down the pecking order under Arteta and has now been allowed to leave this summer.
Gabriel Agbonlahor has given his verdict on the move, telling talkSPORT “He should be going somewhere now – if it’s Fulham I think he could do better than Fulham.
“There was a stage where Aston Villa were interested in him and that didn’t work out, but if I’m him I’m thinking I could do better than Fulham.
“But it is a chance to stay in London and at 24 years old he still has another move in him.
“Players don’t want to leave big clubs sometimes, it’s hard to leave when he’s been there since 10 and he’s Arsenal through and through.
“But if you’re not playing football you’re wasting away.”
Smith Rowe only played 346 minutes in the Premier League last season with Arteta preferring to field Martin Odegaard over him in midfield.
At Craven Cottage he’ll be given another chance to shine under Marco Silva.
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