“He’s going to be leaving Arsenal this month and I’m sure they’ll regret selling him later in the future, just like Chelsea regretted selling Mo Salah and KDB”- Chelsea Legend Didier Drogba fires brutal warning to Arsenal after Mikel Arteta says he intends to sell ‘phenomenal’ star this January

Drogba thinks Mikel Arteta will sell ‘phenomenal’ Arsenal player in January

Drogba has given his verdict on the future of Arsenal winger Emile Smith Rowe under manager Mikel Arteta.

The former Chelsea star and talkSPORT pundit thinks that Smith Rowe could be sold this month.

So, what has Drogba said about Emile Smith Rowe? Let’s take a look.

Emile Smith Rowe tipped to leave Arsenal

Well, Alan Pardew has been looking back on Arsenal’s defeat to Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in the FA Cup this past weekend.

Arsenal lost the third-round tie 2-0 to Liverpool in North London. Emile Smith Rowe did not start the match. The 23-year-old, who can play as an attacking midfielder or as a winger, came on as a substitute in the 88th minute.

Chelsea Legend Didier Drogba thinks that Arsenal will sell Smith Rowe in the January transfer window.

The talkSPORT pundit believes that the England international would improve any team in the bottom half of the Premier League table and is “phenomenal”. Aston Villa have been linked.

Pardew said about Smith Rowe on talkSPORT (7:55 pm, January 7, 2024): “Emile Smith Rowe is a strange one. You have to suspect that he is going to go in this window.

“He will be a fantastic signing for anybody who is not in the top six. I think he will get in any team in the bottom half of the Premier League and take you up a level because he has got a technical level that is phenomenal.”

My View: No future at Arsenal for Emile Smith Rowe

In my opinion, Emile Smith Rowe does not have a future at Arsenal. I think that the 23-year-old should seriously consider his options, if not in the January transfer window, then certainly in the summer of 2024.

Smith Rowe is fit and available now, but he is still not getting into the team. The English youngster has made only one start and five substitute appearances in the Premier League and has played just 41 minutes in the UEFA Champions League this season.

Arsenal signed Kai Havertz from Chelsea in the summer of 2023 despite having Smith Rowe on their books. To me, that shows that manager Arteta does not think that Smith Rowe is good enough to play week in and week out for his team.