Jamie O’Hara names the one Arsenal transfer mistake that’s left them ‘short’

Jamie O’Hara feels Arsenal made a mistake by selling Emile Smith Rowe to Fulham successful the past summer transportation window, insisting it’s near them ‘short’.

Smith Rowe was a highly regarded younker subordinate astatine Arsenal, having progressed done the Hale End academy, and breaking into Mikel Arteta’s archetypal team.

He spent a full of 14 years astatine the nine from 2010 to 2024 – making 114 appearances – but was sold to Fulham successful a woody worthy £34m successful August.

Former Tottenham prima O’Hara feels northbound London rivals Arsenal volition travel to regret offloading the 24-year-old attacking midfielder.

‘Arsenal person near themselves abbreviated by selling Emile Smith-Rowe,’ ex-Spurs midfielder O’Hara told Grosvenor Sport.

‘They relied connected Martin Odegaard staying acceptable and they didn’t bring successful a centre forward.

‘They’ve had to play Kai Havertz successful the No.10 and enactment Leandro Trossard successful determination – it hasn’t rather worked retired for them.

‘Emile Smith Rowe is simply a precise talented subordinate – possibly that’s the 1 they volition look backmost connected and spot him arsenic 1 that got away, present they’re successful a concern wherever they are struggling without Odegaard.

‘Reiss Nelson was bully for Fulham the different time arsenic good and would person a spot successful this acceptable up.’

Smith Rowe has produced 2 goals and 2 assists crossed his opening 10 Premier League games for Fulham.

He became Fulham’s ‘main transportation target’ the infinitesimal Arsenal confirmed they were consenting to merchantability him, Marco Silva revealed earlier this season.

‘He is simply a uncommon player,’ the Fulham brag said. ‘We were successful the marketplace for a subordinate with his profile; we wanted idiosyncratic that tin play determination betwixt the lines, tin springiness america a small spot much creativity successful that space, a subordinate that tin get successful the box. He has the capableness to bash it.

‘We defined him arsenic the main people for that presumption erstwhile we felt Arsenal was opening to selling him. We worked hard to get him in. His method prime and creativity is what we request from a subordinate successful that position.’

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