The future of Arsenal holding midfielder Thomas Partey remains uncertain as the summer transfer window begins to heat up.
Partey joined the Gunners from Atletico Madrid three years ago for £42.5million but injuries and a lack of consistency derailed his first two campaigns in north London. The Ghana international then seemed to be finally finding his feet last season, playing at an elite level for the first two-thirds of the season as Mikel Arteta's side found themselves top of the Premier League by five points in April.
But the 30-year-old's form suddenly dropped massively before he was eventually replaced by Jorginho in Arteta's starting XI. Since then, there has been considerable speculation around his future at the Emirates Stadium, with several Saudi Arabian clubs said to be interested in signing him this summer.
Now, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Saudi sides are willing to pay Arsenal up to €40million (£34.4million) for Partey, a fairly decent return considering the player's age, injury record and contract - his current deal has just two years remaining. Writing on Twitter, Romano said: "Understand Saudi clubs are prepared to pay €40m in instalments to Arsenal for Thomas Partey.
"He’s a concrete option for Saudi - his exit is possible as revealed on Sunday. No decision yet on player side.
"He also has approaches from Europe. No new deal talks at #AFC."
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One midfielder that could be coming to the Gunners is West Ham United captain Declan Rice. football.london understands that Rice is Arteta's priority target for the summer transfer window and the Hammers have already rebuffed two bids from the north Londoners for their skipper.
Arsenal are expected to return with a third bid in the coming days but they will have to act fast, with both Manchester City and Manchester United said to be interested in the 24-year-old as well.
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