Chelsea plan a stunning move for Arsenal star Emile Smith Rowe before the summer transfer window closes

Chelsea are considering a late move for Arsenal star Emile Smith Rowe ahead of Friday’s transfer deadline.

The Blues have spent almost £1billion since being taken over by Todd Boehly last year, including £350m this summer alone.

Despite the ten signings, Mauricio Pochettino is hoping for another attacking option as new signing Christopher Nkunku is out with a knee injury.

As reported by the Daily Mail, Chelsea are considering a move for Arsenal academy youngster Smith Rowe, with Barcelona duo Raphinha and Ferran Torres also being considered at Stamford Bridge.

Although the report says Chelsea’s interest in the trio has not progressed at the time of this writing, they are being discussed by Chelsea senior management with just five days to go until the summer transfer window. Smith Rowe joined the Arsenal first team in 2020 and signed a new five-year contract in 2021 amid speculation over his long-term future in north London.

After suffering groin problems at the start of last season, the 23-year-old underwent surgery which saw him miss the first half of the 2022/23 season when Arsenal challenged Manchester City for the title.

Returning to the team in January, he failed to start a single league game in the second half of the season. Smith Rowe has been on the bench for Arsenal’s first three games of the new season, with Fabio Vieira coming on and impressing before him in the weekend’s draw against Fulham.

Arsenal sought to further cut their squad ahead of the deadline after Kieran Tierney sealed his loan move to Real Sociedad on Sunday. Folarin Balogun is also expected to leave on a permanent deal with Arsenal by signing a £40m deal with Monaco for the US international.

On Friday, asked about Arsenal’s outgoing activities in the coming weeks, Arteta said: “Some movement is happening.

“The last week will be busy, we can’t announce anything at this time.”

West Ham had previously been interested in Smith Rowe but reports at the time indicated that Arsenal had no plans to sell the youngster.

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Chelsea owners sent angry message after controversial £65m deal

Chelsea news: Strasbourg fans continued their protests over BlueCo’s £65m takeover of the club in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Toulouse

Chelsea’s takeover of Ligue 1 club Strasbourg continues to anger the club’s supporters. The company that owns Les Bleus took a first step in building a multi-club network with the takeover of the French club in June.

BlueCo, made up of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, invested in a stake in Strasbourg at the start of the summer to acquire almost 100% of the club. BlueCo paid around £65million for their participation and the Ligue 1 outfit are in their first season under new ownership.

Former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira was appointed as head coach shortly after taking over, before Brazilian wonderkid Angelo Gabriel was loaned to the club for a season after signing from Chelsea earlier this summer.
It’s a decision that has fans worried.
Strasbourg Ultras expressed their dissatisfaction with Boehly & Co.’s involvement in the club by demonstrating in late June. A message appeared on the Internet saying “Boehly is not welcome”.

Well, in Sunday’s 2-0 Ligue 1 win over Toulouse, Strasbourg fans once again made their feelings clear and protested against the multi-club model. A banner in the stands read “No to timeshare”. Which translates to “No to multi-ownership”.

Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali was present at the Stade de la Meinau to see Strasbourg rise to fifth in the Ligue 1 table thanks to goals from Emanuel Emegha and Jean-Richer Bellegarde. Strasbourg chairman Mark Keller has previously said Le Racing won’t just be a development area for Chelsea prodigies in an effort to allay grievances among supporters.

“It’s not the project,” he said in an interview with L \ ‘Equipe. “We had meetings with the sports management to define the objectives. We will have more resources to be more ambitious. Loïc Désiré (Strasbourg chief scout) will discuss the players we might be interested in, if any. You also have to want to come to us.