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Arsenal star Thomas Partey has reportedly agreed terms with a Saudi Professional League club. As claimed by Afcstuff via Football365, the Ghana international looks set to exit the Emirates.
Arsenal have already lost Granit Xhaka this summer with the Switzerland international joining Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga in a £21.5m deal. Now, it appears that Partey is also destined for an exit which could mean Arsenal could be in the market for another midfielder.
Partey joined the north London giants from Atletico Madrid in 2020 as Arsenal triggered his £45m release clause. Since then he has been a key member of Mikel Arteta’s team and has made 99 appearances so far.
Partey had a stellar season last time out as he played a key role behind Arsenal’s title charge. However, he suffered a drop in form in the latter part of the season which negatively affected his title challenge.
Arsenal have announced the £105m signing of Declan Rice, and the Englishman looks likely to replace Partey in the number six spot. However, letting both Xhaka and Partey go in the same window could prove to be a costly mistake from the north London giants’ point of view.
Barty still has two years to run his deal in the UAE and is in his 30s. Nor is his injury record the most convincing as he has missed 37 games over the past three seasons.
Mikel Arteta’s side have done well this summer, having signed the trio of Kai Havertz, Lloren Timber and Declan Rice so far. If they part ways with Partey and can bring in a strong replacement, it could turn into an excellent business.
Darren Bent urges Arsenal to keep Thomas Partey
Former England striker Darren Bent has urged Arsenal to keep Thomas Partey at the club. The former Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur striker has also insisted he will start the Ghana international ahead of Kai Havertz.
Havertz cost the north London giants £65m but Bent saw the former Chelsea star as unworthy of a place in Mikel Arteta’s starting line-up. Bent claimed that the trio of Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice and Thomas Partey would be the best midfield trio on paper. The Englishman tweeted:
“I’ll keep Thomas Partey, Partey Rice Odegaard – that’s a dangerous combination in midfield, I give Rice more license to go forward.”
With Thomas Partey likely out, Arsenal are understood to be interested in Southampton star Romeo Lafia, who has also been the subject of interest for Liverpool.
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