ARSENAL have reportedly made a last-gasp bid for Thomas Partey.
Goal claim the Gunners have finally made their move for the Atletico Madrid midfielder after losing out on Houssem Aouar.
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— Samuel Zigah (@Delazig) October 5, 2020
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has been desperately chasing a new central midfielder this summer.
Arsenal registered an interest in both Partey and Aouar as early as June.
However, after balking at Partey’s £45million release clause at Atletico Madrid, Arteta turned his attention to Aouar.
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Yet Lyon soon turned down the Gunners offer of £32.6m AND outcast Matteo Guendouzi to potentially leave Arsenal without the possibility of bringing in any attacking reinforcements.
But the Londoners have now performed another U-turn with a dramatic deadline day bid for Partey.
Guendouzi now looks set to join Hertha Berlin while Lucas Torreira is on the verge of joining Atletico on a temporary deal with an option to buy.
Although Diego Simeone’s side need to shift a midfielder before they sign the Uruguayan and as a result, Arsenal could finally get their man.
Samuel Zigah, who is the Ghanian’s PR officer, has sent Arsenal fans into overdrive after tweeting an emoji of an hourglass.
The same cryptic hint was used by Gunners captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang when announcing his new contract at the club.
Arsenal’s spark into action may have also been caused by rivals Chelsea, who were said to have registered a late interest in Partey.
The Blues had hoped to take advantage of their London rivals’ dithering with yet another big-money signing this summer.
Frank Lampard sees Partey as the perfect replacement, while he is also being linked with Declan Rice.
