Arsenal has suffered a major transfer ‘blow’ in a bid to
sign midfielder, Thomas Partey, from Atletico Madrid this summer.
The Gunners offered both Alexandre Lacazette and Matteo
Guendouzi to Atletico Madrid in an attempt to strike a deal for Partey but the
La Liga giants were not interested.
The FA Cup champions have been pursuing the Ghanaian
international over the summer but have failed to make a breakthrough in
discussions for his signature.
Partey has a £45 million release clause in his current
contract with Diego Simeone’s side, and Atletico is insistent that Arsenal must
pay that price if they want to sign the player.
Arsenal has seen their finances reduced due to the financial
impact of COVID-19 and especially after the arrival of Gabriel Magalhaes for
£27million from Lille.
Mikel Arteta’s side are unlikely to meet the £45m for
Partey, so they have been trying to negotiate a deal that involves swapping
players.
Lacazette and Guendouzi were both offered in exchange for
Partey, but Atletico did not take the bait, according to a respected Italian
journalist, Fabrizio Romano.
“For sure they [Arsenal] spoke with Atletico Madrid,” Romano
said on Lee Gunner’s YouTube channel.
“It was during the meeting they had for Thomas, the first
time it was in July.
“They spoke about Matteo Guendouzi, and they also spoke
about Lacazette, but at the moment, Atletico Madrid was not going for
Lacazette.”
Arsenal is now expected to either pay £45m to sign Partey or
allow Atletico players to manage a swap deal.
Partey’s current contract with Atletico expires in 2023.
The 27-year-old is also attracting interest from Paris
Saint-Germain and Inter Milan.
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