Arsenal have rejected a bid from Aston Villa in the region of £25million for highly-rated youngster Emile Smith Rowe.Villa have already shown their ambition this summer by beating Arsenal to the signing of Norwich’s Emiliano Buendia for a club-record fee of £33million.In a double blow against the Gunners, the Villans are now in pursuit of their treasured academy graduate Smith Rowe as they look to bolster their creative midfield options.However, the Daily Mail report Arsenal are unwilling to let the 20-year-old Englishman go for such a low fee, with his contract expiring in 2023.Real Madrid are also believed to be interested in the Englishman as they consider the possibility of including Martin Odegaard as part of a deal.Odegaard, 22, was.
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