Smith Rowe appears to leak new Arsenal shirt number during pre-season

EMILE SMITH ROWE appears to have leaked his own Arsenal squad number for 2021-22 - with the in-demand midfielder given the No10 shirt.

The Gunners superstar in the making, 20, wore the No32 jersey last season as he started 2020-21 as a fringe player.

But after bursting into the first-team, Smith Rowe is now seen as an invaluable member of the squad.

Arsenal are believed to have rejected bids worth £25million and £30m from Aston Villa for the talented star already this summer.

Smith Rowe is now expected to sign a new five-year contract with just two years to run on his current deal.

A leaked picture has quickly circulated on social media which shows a beaming Smith Rowe wearing a mint-green training kit with the number '10' on it.

Last year, then-18-year-old Bukayo Saka was given the No7 jersey with club chiefs keen to remind him of his importance to the squad despite his age.

Now it's Smith Rowe's turn, with the youngster likely to play a vital role as the Gunners look to build on a dreadful 2020-21, in which they finished eighth in the Premier League to miss out on a spot in Europe for the first time in a quarter of a century.