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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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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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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Former Arsenal, Sevilla and Spain forward Jose Antonio Reyes has died following a car accident.

The news was confirmed on Twitter by his boyhood club Sevilla, for whom Reyes played nearly 250 games.

The 35-year-old was with Extremadura in Spain’s second division, and played his most recent match just two weeks ago.

Reyes had two spells with Sevilla, who said: “We couldn’t be confirming worse news. Beloved Sevilla star Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision. Rest in peace.”

Everyone at Arsenal is devastated by the shocking news that our former player Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision in Spain.

Jose Antonio Reyes: 1983-2019

Rest in peace, Jose pic.twitter.com/AT6rLFutvI

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) June 1, 2019

The Spanish FA released a statement, reading: “Spanish football, the Royal Spanish Football Federation and all those who are part of the Spanish national football team lament the death of the international player with Spain Jose Antonio Reyes.”

Reyes joined Arsenal from Sevilla in January 2004 and was part of the side that went unbeaten during the 2003/04 Premier League season on their way to winning the title. He also won the FA Cup with the Gunners.

Reyes then moved to Real Madrid on loan in 2006, where he won a La Liga title, before moving to their city rivals Atletico Madrid in 2007.

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He won two Europa League titles with Atletico before returning to Sevilla, where he won three more Europa Leagues.

Reyes also spent time with Benfica, Espanyol, Cordoba and Chinese side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard before joining Extremadura in January.

He also won 22 caps for Spain, scoring four goals for his country.

source: skysports

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Real Madrid opened the scoring through Casemiro who scored on the 16th minute with a brilliant bicycle-kick effort to put his team in front.

Atletico grabbed an equalizer through Antoine Griezmann who made a brilliant run to escape the Real Madrid defensive line to level the scoreline.

Sergio Ramos put his team in front just a few minutes before the half time with a great penalty kick.



Gareth Bale scored Madrid’s third to give his side a comfortable lead.

Thomas Partey was sent off after a late challenge on Toni Kroos, the midfielder received his yellow card and went straight to the dressing room.

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The Ghanaian midfielder will be hoping to feature in the game considering his form in the past few games.

https://twitter.com/atletienglish/status/1093932800238067713

African players are not valued in Europe – Thomas Partey

Thomas Partey has featured for Atletico Madrid 19 times this season, he has also scored two goals.

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Thomas Partey has been in Spain, playing for Atletico Madrid since 2013, and he believes that African players are not valued in Europe.

“If we are compared with European players, it looks like they are more considered than a player from Africa,” said 25-year-old Ghana international in an interview with Spain’s EFE.”

“We had very good players, like Yaya Toure, Michael Essien, we consider them as good players, but not at the level to win a Ballon d’Or because they come from Africa, but they are ‘top’ players from Africa.

Thomas Partey clarifies comments about being ‘unhappy’ at Atletico Madrid

“We consider them as ‘top’ players but not at the level of the likes of Modric, Messi or Ronaldo, but there were many very good African players.

“Eto’o and Drogba scored a lot of goals and could have won the Ballon d’Or, but they did not succeed, ” Partey regretted.

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Manchester City have been performing below par since the injury of Brazillian midfielder Fernandinho and they are now seven points behind league leaders Liverpool.

Manchester City beat Arsenal to the signing of Ghanaian youngster Darko Gyabi

Pep Guardiola is in search for reinforcements in the next transfer window in bid to strengthen the midfield, reports suggested that the Spanish coach initially wanted the services of Ajax’s Frankie De Jong but the youngster prefers FC Barcelona and this has made Pep shift his focus to Thomas Partey.

For the past few months, Thomas Partey have been linked with several clubs including Paris Saint Germain, Arsenal and AC Milan.

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Reports are saying AS Roma are interested in signing the midfielder but Atletico Madrid’s chief says the club won’t sell.

Thomas Partey Nominated For BBC African Player Of The Year

“Diego Costa in China and Thomas in Rome? How we travel!” Cerezo said, as reported by Romanews.

“Rest assured that we are not in the market [now] or [at any] other period. We are just focused on the team.”

“We are in the round of sixteen in the Champions League. This year is important.”

“We have always strengthened ourselves and I do not think we need to take [out] someone. Those we have now are almost irreplaceable.

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