Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has ruled Thomas Partey out of their Premier League clash with North London rivals, Tottenham this weekend.

According to the Spanish trainer, the Ghanaian will not be fit for the match on Saturday as he continues to work on recovering from a thigh injury.

Initially, it was thought that Partey will be available for the encounter but his recovery has delayed.

‘He had an injury very early in the game [against Aston Villa], he wanted to continue the second half,’ Arteta said, after Arsenal’s 2-1 loss at home to Wolves on Sunday.

‘We knew it was a significant injury. He’s done very well and he’s working very hard, he wants to be available.

‘Hopefully, we can get him back soon but it’s an area we need to be careful and we need to be protective with the player.

‘I don’t think he will be with us in the next few games.’

Partey’s absence has affected Arsenal as they are winless in two Premier League games.

He joined the Gunners in the summer from Atletico Madrid for 50 million euros.

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta gave a brief update on Thomas Partey after the midfielder was substituted in Arsenal’s 3-0 loss against Aston Villa on Sunday night at the Emirates Stadium.

Thomas Partey was replaced at half time against Aston Villa, and Mikel Arteta was asked for an update on him after the match.

“We don’t know [the extent] of it,” Arteta said. “We have to scan him tomorrow or the day after and see what he felt straight away. Let’s wait and see what the magnitude of the injury is.

“I don’t know [if he will go away with Ghana now]. As I said, the doctor will have to have a look at him and probably scan him. Then we will decide what to do with him.”

Ghana will have to wait to get an official update from Arsenal concerning the situation, and possibly search for a replacement before the Sudan game on Thursday.

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Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta expressed his delight after securing the services of Ghana International Thomas Partey on transfer deadline day.

Thomas Partey joined Arsenal from Atletico Madrid after the English side triggered the £45 million release clause in his contract.



Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta revealed that he is delighted to welcome the midfielder to his squad and is looking towards integrating the player to his style of play and club system as a whole.

“We have been watching Thomas for a while, so we’re now delighted to add such a high-quality player to our squad. He is a dynamic midfielder with great energy. He brings a lot of experience from a top club that has competed at the highest level in La Liga and the Champions League for several years.” Mikel Arteta told Arsenal.com

“We’re very impressed with his attitude and his approach to the game. He’s an intelligent footballer and we’re looking forward to him integrating into our system and contributing to the progress we’re building at the moment at the club,” he concluded.

Arsenal confirmed that the player will wear the number 18 jersey at the club.

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English Premier League side Arsenal FC have announced the signing of Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid after triggering the player’s release clause on transfer deadline day.

The Ghana Black Stars midfielder completed his medicals and signed a long-term contract with the Gunners on Monday evening just before the transfer deadline.

Arsenal announced their new signing with a video via their Twitter account.

https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1313241301148749824?s=20

Thomas Partey will join his new teammates in training after the International break with the Ghana Black Stars.

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Brazilian winger, Willian has swapped Chelsea F. C for Arsenal F. C this week ahead of the new English Premier League season.

This latest move comes on the back of the 31-year-old’s representatives and Chelsea failing to agree on a three-year deal requested by the Wideman and his camp.

This deal sees the Brazilian end his seven-year association with the Blues walking out as a free agent, as his existing deal with the club ended some weeks ago.

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard personally appealed to the conscience of the top hierarchy to succumb to the demands of the player but it looked as though the board had other ideas.

With the signings of Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, and the imminent arrival of Kai Havertez, the board were said to be looking at young, flamboyant, and results-oriented lads for the future, hence their refusal to heed to Willians demands.

Willian won two league titles, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the Europa League at Chelsea.

He however plays in next seasons Champions League with his new club Arsenal, who recently pipped his about to be former club, Chelsea to win their 14th FA Cup in the club’s history.

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Out of favor Barcelona player, Philippe Coutinho is reportedly set to join Arsenal on a season-long loan. The player’s agent, Kia Joorabchian, has been given the nod to negotiate a move away from the Catalan side to London.

Coutinho has failed to make his mark in a star-studded Barcelona team that houses the likes of Messi, Suarez, Antoine Griezemann and thus had to ship out to Bavarian giants Bayern Münich for a loan move, which proved largely unsuccessful after the bosses failed to legitimize his loan into a permanent one.

The Catalan outfit for some time now has been looking at possible alternatives to off-load the 28-year-old for a long time now, and it is known that the Brazilian favors a move to the Premier League with Arsenal, Tottenham, and Newcastle all set to be swooping for his signature.

According to reports from SunSet, the player favors a move to the red half of London than his other suitors lined all over Europe.

The summer transfer is yet to open and it won’t be long before we see the Brazilian playmaker donning the colors of a new setup next season.

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One of Ghana’s budding talents making the country proud on the European scene is Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Teye Partey.

The Ghanaian international has attracted lots of huge interest from top clubs like Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Bayern, Juventus, PSG set to be courting the boisterous midfielder.

The Ghana international, 26, has revealed to his close friends his love for the London based club and move to the Emirates Stadium will gladden his heart.

Partey has a release clause of around £45 million whiles Atletico are huge admirers of Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette.

The duo clubs will fancy a swap deal which will come off beneficial to the sides in this current coronavirus session, which has affected club finances.

If Partey does make the move to Arsenal, it will be the first of any kind for a Ghanaian player to play for the North London side.

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President of Gabon Football Association says Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang needs to “secure a contract with a more ambitious club”.

The President believes the striker has lots of potentials to move to clubs that can afford him the opportunity to win trophies.

“If Pierre could secure a contract with a more ambitious club, he’d definitely find his place there,” Mounguengui said.

“Right now, he’s at Arsenal, and he’s won nothing here, so it’s a collective failing,” Pierre Alain Mounguengui told ESPN.

“I don’t want to say that Arsenal isn’t ambitious, but Arsenal doesn’t have ambitions as high as some other clubs as far as Europe is concerned.”

The Gabon international has scored 20 goals in all competitions for the Gunners in 2019-20 and is a reported target for clubs including Barcelona and Inter Milan.

Since joining Arsenal for £56m from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018, Aubameyang has suffered defeats in the Europa League and Carabao Cup finals and is yet to win a trophy.

Last month, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he wants to keep Aubameyang “under any circumstances” and the club needs to discuss a new deal before the end of the season.

It remains to be seen if Arsenal can keep hold off their captain who is entering into the twilight of his career with lots of concrete interest coming from top sides in Barcelona, PSG, Real Madrid as well as Inter Milan.

The English Premier League is currently on hold as most countries are battling the global pandemic, COVID-19, with others suffering pay cuts issues as well.

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The deadly Corona Virus (Covid-19) is a global concern for many, this has led many countries to institute a lockdown in a measure to mitigate the widespread of the virus, which has wrecked the lives of many and infected several as well.

Lots of economies have been badly affected as a result, football is no exception to this situation but in the midst of all these surrounding difficulties we have hope that this situation will be a thing of the past in the coming months.

On March 12, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive to the virus but has since recovered after self-isolating.

People should be “emotionally more open” after the coronavirus pandemic, says Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta following his recovery.

“We are in a world here where everything is social media, everything is a WhatsApp text,” the Spaniard said.

“But how important is touching each other, feeling each other and hugging each other?

“I miss that with a lot of the people I love.

“We have to be emotionally more open. We have to tell each other what we are feeling.”

The Spaniard reported feeling unwell after it was confirmed Evangelos Marinakis – the owner of Greek side Olympiakos, who played Arsenal in the Europa League in February – had coronavirus on 10 March.

On Thursday Arteta said he was feeling “completely recovered” and urged people to follow the government’s advice on staying at home.

Arteta said his main concern was his three children after his wife and their nanny contracted the virus.

“I am a very positive person and I try to take the moment to say OK, what can we take from this?” he said.

“I haven’t had the opportunity to wake up with my kids and dedicate my time and listen to them.

“We are in the household together and we are really enjoying those moments as well.”

Globally, 597,458 cases have been confirmed, 27,370 deaths have been recorded as well as 133,373 persons said to have recovered.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus and the club’s game against Brighton on Saturday has been postponed.

The Gunners have closed their training ground and club staff who had recent contact with Arteta will now self-isolate.

Arteta spoke to the press and shared a few words

“I took the test after feeling poorly. I will be at work as soon as I’m allowed.”

Arsenal expects a “significant number of people” will self-isolate, including the “full first-team squad”.

The club were due to face Brighton in the Premier League at Amex Stadium on Saturday (15:00 GMT) but Brighton released a statement, shortly after confirmation of Arteta’s positive test, announcing that the game had been called off.

The Premier League will hold “an emergency club meeting” on Friday to discuss future fixtures.

The other premier league clubs will hold a meeting to present a unified font suggesting to the FA of their intentions to postpone premier league matches.

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