Arteta “indicated” Partey’s stay at Arsenal

Upon his arrival Declan Rice in Arsenalbut also the demand that exists from Saudi Arabiahis future Thomas Party in London it looks quite meteoric. Somehow, the coach of the “gunners”, Mikel Artetawas asked to “put out the fire” that has been ignited, around the name of the 30-year-old defensive midfielder, declaring the disposition of his footballer to stay at the “Emirates”.

The Spanish coach he stated, more specifically, how “Thomas Partey is a very important player for all of us. For both me and the team, that’s the only thing that’s certain. Every time I talk to him I see his willingness to stay with us. And for me, there is nothing else to discuss, beyond that.” Considering, in fact, that he has in his next plans to co-exist the Ghanaian with Declan Rice. “Yes, I think they can play together. Something like this is in his future plans. If we want the team to improve and increase its quality, we need players who can play together. We need footballers who play in the same positions and have to fight for their presence in the team. It’s something we’ve been lacking in recent years and we wanted to improve that, that’s why we brought in Declan Rice.” Arteta saidon this particular issue.

Nevertheless, it must be mentioned that his stay Party in Arsenal it is quite a difficult task, especially after the appearance of the interest of the “gunners” in him Jorginhowhile a trio of midfielders with Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard is the most likely scenario for the coming season. However, Arteta is keen to keep the Ghanaian defensive midfielder, who is coming off a very good season with the Londonersin England and Europenoting 40 appearances and 3 goals, with a total presence of 2,694 minutes on the pitch. In the “Emirates” located from in the summer of 2020coming from Atletico MADRID and recording 99 appearances, with 5 goals and 4 assists.

Editor: Thodoris Dimopoulos