Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe has received an injury boost and will be included in Mikel Arteta's Gunners squad for the Dubai Super Cup according to a report.
Smith Rowe suffered a groin injury earlier in the season against Manchester United and had surgery in September.
The young English talent is not expected to return to full training in the tournament in Dubai but it is hoped by the end of the trip that he will join the group, according to the Evening Standard.
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The Dubai Super Cup will take place early next month and will feature players that are not going to the World Cup. Both Arsenal and Liverpool will play AC Milan and Lyon in the tournament.
"He's going to be like a new signing"
Kevin Campbell has been speaking about what influence the 22-year-old could have on Arteta's side in the new year.
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“We’re going to need a squad, we’re going to need it stronger and we’re going to need ESR,” Campbell said on the Highbury Squad YouTube channel.
“Listen, he’s been training, we’re going to need ESR, he’s going to be like a new signing, we’re going to need him back and to be ready to go. He is going to have a very prominent role to play.”
The Gunners currently top the Premier League by five points and Smith Rowe's return could certainly provide added competition in Arsenal's attack.
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