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”.
🔥🔥🔥 Tom X Tom soon 😆😆😆😆
— Thomas Teye Partey (@Thomaspartey22) May 2, 2022
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.