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Arsenal midfielder set to leave after emotional message as Edu prepares £100m Declan Rice bid

Arsenal starlet Matt Smith has confirmed he will leave the club this summer after 16 years. Smith has never made a senior appearance for the Gunners after being loaned out to the likes of Swindon Town, Charlton Athletic and Donacaster Rovers in recent years.

The 22-year-old operates a deep-lying midfielder but looks set for a new challenge this summer after revealing he will leave the club in a message on social media. Smith wrote: "Thank you Gunners.

"After 16 years at my boyhood club, it's time for me to look to the next chapter of my career. Along this journey, it would be impossible to name everyone that has added to my time at the club.

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