Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has put an end to all transfer speculations surrounding Thomas Partey, revealing that the Ghanaian midfielder is committed to staying with the club.
Despite rumors linking him to several top clubs, including Juventus and teams from the Saudi Pro League, Partey has affirmed his desire to continue with the Gunners.
Arteta shared that he has had multiple discussions with Partey, and in each conversation, the midfielder has made it clear that he intends to remain at Arsenal.
“Yes [he will stay] – Thomas Partey is a super-important player for us and for me and we want him to be in the team, that’s for sure,” the manager said in New Jersey during Arsenal’s tour of the US. “They can play together [he and Rice]. That was in my plans – if you want to improve the squad and have more quality we need players who can play together and need players in the same positions who have to fight for their places – it’s something we haven’t had in the last few years.
“We want to improve that and that’s why we brought in Declan as well. Every time I spoke to him [Partey] and had a conversation with him he’s ready to stay with us. For me, there’s nothing there at all.”
Arsenal fans can look forward to seeing Thomas Partey in action as he is expected to feature in the pre-season friendly match against Manchester United later today.
