Atletico Madrid suffered deadline day disappointment as Arsenal stumped up the cash to sign Thomas Partey. The Spanish side were powerless to prevent Partey heading to the Premier League after the Gunners triggered his release clause with LaLiga.
It was claimed that manager Diego Simeone was left ‘very angry’ that Arsenal ruined his midfield plans by signing Partey after he was convinced he would stay.
With the arrival of Lucas Torreira on loan from Arsenal, Simeone was ready to pair the two together only to lose his star man at the final hour.
He has now addressed Partey’s departure for the last time - and he heaped praise on the Ghanaian in his parting message. Speaking ahead of their first game without Partey this weekend, Simeone
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