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By Max Mallow Arsenal and Fulham are closing in on a deal for Emile Smith Rowe matching the Gunners’ biggest sale, according to a report from David Ornstein. Arsenal previously rejected a bid of £30million for the Hale End Academy product, but Fulham returned with an improved bid worth up to £35million. If the deal is completed, the move would match Arsenal’s biggest sale previously met when the Gunners sold Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Liverpool. The transfer would also be Fulham’s record acquisition. Ornstein reported earlier this week that Mikel Arteta and the club preferred to sell other pla…

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