Unai Emery expresses on the fans of the Arsenal Academy, nicknamed the "next Kevin De Bruyne"

Unai Emery spoke out against Emile Smith Rowe, a highly regarded young man, and encouraged him to have a bright future playing for Arsenal.

The young English midfielder was invited to come on tour with the first team of the Gunners this summer, on the recommendation of the staff already present at the club.

But despite being 17 years old, he queues alongside Pierre -Emerick Aubameyang, Smith Rowe has shown no nerve and has expertly demonstrated his abilities to Emery.

Arsenal fans who kept a close eye on the youngster during the pre-season were particularly impressed by his performance against Boreham Wood, many comparing him to Kevin De Bruyne.

The new boss of Arsenal Emery has now spoken of the prospect of the l & # 39; academy, that he advises to make a breakthrough for the Gunners this season. 19659002] "First of all, the club gave me a young player with a present and a future in this club," said Emery at the official Arsenal website. "Emile is one of the club's recommendations to come on tour with us and I am very happy with him." 19659002 "" He played in all national youth teams, from under 17 to under 15 years old. He improves, thanks to his work at the Arsenal Academy, and he is close to expressing his quality with the first team.

So I think it's time for Emile Smith Rowe and I'm very happy with him.

"We want to create a mentality, we want to create a team that plays with a great personality to become protagonist in every game.Now, it is very important for me to watch all the players and also the young players. Smith Rowe joined the first team of Gunners in pre-season
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"It's a good time for young players to express, work every day, show us their quality.

"They work every day with our senior players and I think that even though it's the chance of all players to prove themselves, it's a good time for young players to work with us to express their quality. "