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Arsenal make final transfer decision on Thomas Partey after Atletico Madrid stance

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Arsenal are set to walk away from a deal to sign Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid this summer. Mikel Arteta is desperate to sign a defensive midfielder in the summer after identifying it as a problematic position.

The Gunners have been devoid of a strong' defensive midfielder for some time now.They have not had a specialist in the position since Gilberto Silva, while current options Lucas Torreira and Granit Xhaka are not those kind of players.Partey had been shortlisted as the main man for the position but a summer-long pursuit has turned out to be fruitless.Atletico have stuck to their guns over the asking price.The Ghana international's release clause stands at £45m and Diego Simeone has told Arsenal that this is his price.

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