Chelsea could steal in and sign Thomas Partey under Arsenal's noses - and it is all because of two players. That is the verdict from Rio Ferdinand, who believes Frank Lampard must fix his defensive woes.
The Gunners are desperate to sign Partey and have been chasing the Atletico Madrid star all summer. But the Wanda Metropolitano outfit have insisted he is not for sale and told Mikel Arteta he must stump up his release clause - which stands at £45m.Arsenal cannot afford that and have been trying to offload players in a bid to raise funds.Matteo Guendouzi, Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis have been touted to leave.But they have failed to find any suitors and their dallying has allowed Chelsea to steal in.The Blues are also desperate to sign a.
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