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Jonathan Gorrie

Thomas Partey hints at return from injury for Arsenal ‘soon’

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has hinted he could be back in action “soon”.

The Ghanaian international limped off with a thigh injury during last month’s 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace, sparking fears the 28-year-old would not feature again this season.

In his absence, Mohamed Elneny has stepped up but few would doubt having a player of Partey’s quality available for the run-in would be a huge boost to Arsenal’s Champions League hopes.

While a return date is unclear, manager Mikel Arteta did recently reveal the former Atletico Madrid star was “progressing” and Partey dropped a social media hint in regards to his current fitness.

Arsenal’s official Twitter account posted a clip of Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhaes combining for what proved to be the winner of Sunday’s crunch Premier League meeting with West Ham.

In response, Partey said “Tom X Tom [Takehiro Tomiyasu] soon”.

Arteta’s side host Leeds on Sunday before a huge north London derby away at Tottenham next week, a fixture that would well decide the make-up of the Premier League’s top four.

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