Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Smith Rowe nets first England goal, Saka also on target, Raheem Sterling and Noa Lang LATEST

EMILE SMITH ROWE was handed an England debut by Gareth Southgate against San Marino – and wasted no time picking up his first Three Lions goal.

The Gunners star was impressive from the off against the minnows, smashing in after the break following a lovely lay-off from Tammy Abraham.

Bukayo Saka also netted in a good night for England, who secured their safe passage to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

We've also the very latest on Arsenal's forays into the transfer market, with speculation increasing about a move for Raheem Sterling.

And Club Brugge's Noa Lang is also on the Gunners radar, with the Dutchman putting in a number of eye-catching performances so far this season.

Follow ALL of the latest updates below…

  • Kealan Hughes

    NKET OUTTA HERE

    Eddie Nketiah wants to leave Arsenal, according to reports.

    The academy graduate, 22, is out of contract at the end of this season.

    Arsenal have tried to entice him into penning a new deal.

    But a lack of assurances over more first-team football has prevented Nketiah from extending his stay.

    According to Sky Sports, it's looking 'increasingly likely' that the striker will leave the club.

    He will be eligible to sign a pre-contract with an overseas club from January.

    And despite his desire to leave, Nketiah doesn't have a problem with boss Mikel Arteta.

  • Joshua Jones

    MORNING, ARSENAL FANS

    Arsenal are rated as serious contenders to sign England absentee Raheem Sterling – after three Gunners starred for the Three Lions.

    Speculation linking Arsenal to Manchester City frontman Sterling has spiralled since the weekend.

    And the latest boost for those Gunners' fans keen on Sterling is that Barcelona are reportedly cooling their interest.

    Cash-strapped Barca would reportedly need City to pay a huge part of Sterling's wages to land a loan deal.

    Meanwhile, Emile Smith Rowe rifled a fine goal on his full England debut in last night's 10-0 World Cup qualifying victory in San Marino.

    And Saka nodded the final goal to complete his own impressive night.

    Arguably even more importantly, the two Gunners linked well down the left.

    In contrast, Three Lions' debutant keeper Aaron Ramsdale was tested just once, producing a sharp low tip-round in the first half.

    Finally, Juventus winger Dejan Kulusevski is emerging as a realistic target for Arsenal and Tottenham.

    The Sweden star, 21, is said to be pondering a fresh start, especially as Juve boss Max Allegri has largely sidelined him.

  • Ian Tuckey

    COLE KEEN TO BE A BOSS

    Chelsea and Arsenal legend Ashley Cole has no fears of entering the cut-throat world of football management.

    The former England left-back, who won 107 caps, has a new role this season as assistant to Under-21s chief Lee Carsley.

    He is learning as much as he can from working with our nation’s best young players — along with his youth coach position at Chelsea — to steel himself for life as a boss one day.

    And despite seeing how brutal the game can be, no matter how big a name you are — as close pal Frank Lampard discovered at Stamford Bridge — the 40-year-old is not put off.

    Cole said: “I’ve lived and breathed football from the age of seven and I don’t think going into coaching or management should scare anyone.

    "As long as you get the opportunities, and believe and have faith in the qualities you bring, you have to go for it.

    “I am raring to go and waiting for my opportunity — but just making sure I’m ready to go into it.”

  • Ian Tuckey

    LOKONGA CAN EMULATE YAYA

    Vincent Kompany has doubled down on rating Arsenal's Albert Sambi Lokonga as the "new Yaya Toure".

    Anderlecht boss and Manchester City legend Kompany believes Belgium midfielder Lokonga can become a Premier League great.

    Gunners boss Mikel Arteta revealed over the summer how Kompany talked up the now 22-year-old in the summer.

    Arteta said then: "I know Vincent very well and he talks so highly about Albert and the positive impact he had to Anderlecht in recent seasons."

  • Ian Tuckey

    SAKA AND SMITH ROWE SHINE

    Livewire Bukayo Saka and his debut-making link-man down the left Emile Smith Rowe impressed and bagged second-half goals in England's 10-0 World Cup qualifying defeat of Sam Marino.

    Fellow Arsenal star Aaron Ramsdale had virtually no touches between the sticks – bar a sharp tip-round before the interval.

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  • Ian Tuckey

    RESULT: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 10

    For all the reaction on England’s record-breaking win, led by Harry Kane’s foursome first half, go to our match blog HERE.

    It’s the seventh time in a row the Three Lions have qualified for the World Cup finals.

  • Ian Tuckey

    TEN UP: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 10

    Double figures looked pretty much inevitable once San Marino went down to ten men.

    And that England landmark arrived on 80 minutes when Trent Alexander-Arnold’s latest deft centre was headed down and in by Bukayo Saka.

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from the final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    GOAL: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 9

    Trent Alexander-Arnold produced another quality cross, this time for Tammy Abraham to swiftly neatly and steer home England's ninth on 78 minutes.

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from the final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    DISALLOWED GOAL: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 8

    Conor Gallagher cracked a shot against the post – with Jude Bellingham soon cracking home the loose ball.

    But VAR ruled out what would have been England’s ninth goal or a foul by Tammy Abraham, who was also booked for leaving his studs high.

  • Ian Tuckey

    GOAL: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 8

    Tyrone Mings rose to flick-home his first England goal – seconds after San Marino went down to ten men.

    Rossi saw red for his second booking after pulling back Three Lions’ debutant sub Conor Gallagher on the right fringe of the area.

    And Trent Alexander-Arnold swung a perfect free-kick for Mings to glance in perfectly.

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from the final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    SMITH ROWE STRIKES

    SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 7: Bukayo Saka provided the cross and sub Tammy Abraham the delightful flick for Emile Smith Rowe to drill England's seventh goal on his debut in the 58th minute.

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from the final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    H/T: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 6

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from the final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    SALIBA COULD STAY IN FRANCE

    Marseille want to sign Arsenal defender William Saliba on a permanent deal, reports say.

    Turkish journalist Ekrem Konur says French outfit want to snap the Frenchman up after his fine start to the season.

    Saliba struggled to break into Arsenal’s team and didn’t make a single first-team appearance.

    But he appears to be at home in his native country, where he continues to improve.

    Saliba has completed 94 per cent of his attempted passes this term and has averaged 1.5 tackles per game.

  • Ian Tuckey

    KANE’S FOURSOME: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 6

    Harry Kane’s brilliant footwork, after the San Marino defence opened up embarrassingly, enabled him to sidefoot his fourth goal on 41 minutes.

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from the final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    KANE TREBLE: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 5

    Harry Kane blasted home a top-corner penalty on 39 minutes to complete his second first-half hat-trick for England in four days.

    Again it was given for handball as the Three Lions dominate.

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from the final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    RAMSDALE FORCED INTO FINE SAVE

    Some wondered if Aaron Ramsdale would be a passenger on his England debut but the Arsenal was forced into one low tip-round – from San Marino's only chance of the first half.

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from the final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    KANE DOUBLE: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 4

    Harry Kane bundled home a half-volley from Emile Smith Rowe’s left-wing cross on 31 minutes.

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from the final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    KANE PENALTY: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 3

    Harry Kane tucked home a 26th minute penalty, awarded for handball, to set an England calendar record of 13 goals.

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from the final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    WENGER SUGGESTS LJUNGBERG TO FC TOKYO

    Freddie Ljungberg has been recommended to FC Tokyo as their new manager by Arsene Wenger.

    Arsenal’s legendary former boss has close links to Japanese football after being in charge of Nagoya Grampus Eight prior to arriving at Highbury.

    Now the Daily Mail states that Frenchman Wenger has given his ex-winger a glowing recommendation with the 44-year-old a ‘serious contender’ for the job.

    Ljungberg is allegedly ‘giving the proposition consideration’ while he weighs-up a first move into full-time management.

    He already has coaching experience after his role at Arsenal’s academy.

    He was then placed as interim boss after Unai Emery was sacked in 2019 until Mikel Arteta took over at the Emirates.

    Ljungberg also had six months as assistant manager at German club Wolfsburg until Andries Jonker was axed.

    Now he may be about to secure his first full-time managerial job in the Japanese capital.

  • Ian Tuckey

    GOAL: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 2

    Bukayo Saka’s heavily-deflected shot – surely an own goal – doubled England’s lead on 16 minutes as San Marino sit almost exclusively in their own half.

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from the final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    GOAL: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 1

    Harry Maguire copied his Albania opener with a towering scoring header from a corner in the fourth minute as the Three Lions utterly dominate – as expected.

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from the final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    IT’S UNDER WAY: SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND 0

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction from England’s final World Cup qualifier.

  • Ian Tuckey

    FOLLOW THE ENGLAND GAME

    Our blog HERE has all the action and reaction as England round off their World Cup qualifiers in San Marino.

    Skipper Harry Kane needs one goal to set a Three Lions’ calendar record of 13.

    And England overall have already set their highest ever total of 41 goals in one year’s calendar.

  • Ian Tuckey

    ENGLAND TEAM VS SAN MARINO

    Aaron Ramsdale and Emile Smith Rowe make their England debuts while Harry Kane and Harry Maguire retain their starting places for England’s final World Cup qualifier.

    San Marino: Benedettini; Rossi, Fabbri, Battistini; D’Addario, Mularoni, Golinucci, Lunadei, Tomassini; Hirsch, Nanni.

    England: Ramsdale; Maguire, Coady, Mings; Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Bellingham, Saka; Smith-Rowe, Foden; Kane.

  • Ian Tuckey

    ARSENAL 'CLEAR RUN' AT STERLING

    Arsenal could be frontrunners to sign Raheem Sterling as Barcelona might call off their interest, reports say.

    It's claimed Sterling has grown frustrated with his limited starts at Manchester City, despite remaining an England regular.

    And the Express suggest Barca's scouts have been told to stop lining up an assessment of the ex-Liverpool star for next month.

    That's left Arsenal, who seemed a fanciful option for Sterling just a week ago, now being regarded as genuine suitors.

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