Gunners’ young star has recently been out of action due to injury, however, now Arteta claims he would be ready to return to training sessions.
The Premier League campaign is set to resume next week following the international break in the World Cup. Ahead of the league games, Arsenal manager has opened up on Smith Rowe’s situation.
“[Emile] hasn’t been able to train in the last few days but hopefully he can start [to train] next week,” he said, via HITC.
“He’s been out for a while now – he needs some time to get back to speed.
“We really need him and we’re going to welcome him with both arms, because he’s a really important player for us. We need him fit on the pitch.”