Emile Smith Rowe is one of the most exciting attacking prospects in European football right now.
He broke into the Arsenal starting XI last December against Chelsea and saved Mikel Arteta's bacon.
The player boasts outrageous energy, supreme technical skill, with all the elements to be a truly modern No 10.
Smith Rowe is so good that when Arsenal negotiated with Real Madrid to sign Martin Odegaard, the Spaniards countered with an enquiry into his availability.
So what the hell is going on with interest from Aston Villa?