Arsenal will now ‘certainly consider’ sale of ‘enormous talent’ Mikel Arteta loves

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Arsenal have now been handed a boost as it appears that midfielder Thomas Partey is set to return to action soon, but they have also stopped relying on him to stay fit.

The 30-year-old has hardly featured all season due to injury, but he is now set to return to training this week.

The Ghanian has struggled with injuries in all of his campaigns at Arsenal since his arrival in 2020, but when fit, he is one of the best midfielders in the Premier League.

Declan Rice’s arrival has reduced Mikel Arteta’s reliance on him somewhat, but Partey will still be a hugely important player for Arsenal in the second half of the season if he can maintain his fitness. Nevertheless, this is likely to be his last few months at the Emirates.

Thomas Partey is likely to leave Arsenal this summer

Speaking on his YouTube channel, journalist Charles Watts claimed that he expects Partey to be sold this summer, if a suitable offer arrives, as it is clear that Arsenal can no longer plan ahead with him, given his injury issues.

“I think there’s a good chance that Thomas Partey will be sold this summer anyway,” he stated.

“There was a good chance he would have been sold last summer, but no bids arrived for him so he couldn’t be sold, but I think if a decent bid comes in for him this summer then I think Arsenal will certainly consider it.

“He’s only got about a year left on his contract, he’ll be well into his thirties, obviously we know he’s got his long line of injury issues and so it just makes sense that Arsenal would consider it.

“I’m not saying they’ll definitely sell him, it depends on the bid but if one comes in and it’s decent, then it wouldn’t surprise me at all.”

Arsenal need to move on from Thomas Partey

Arsenal have been linked with several midfielders including Martin Zubimendi and Bayer Leverkusen star Ezequiel Palacios, and they could even sign more than one option as Mohamed Elneny could also leave.

Partey is highly rated by Arteta, but the Spaniard would be making a mistake if he bases Arsenal’s success around his potential fitness again.

Arteta has previously described Partey as an “enormous talent,” but his availability is now so unreliable that it is no longer worth the difficulty of gambling on his fitness when younger options will be available in the summer transfer window.