Thomas Partey is finally an Arsenal player - and details regarding his secret meeting with club chiefs prior to his transfer have come to light.
The Gunners eventually paid Partey’s release clause to sign him from Atletico Madrid just moments before the transfer deadline.
According to The Athletic, the Ghanaian midfielder first spoke to now-axed head scout Francis Cagigao over a move several years ago.
It is claimed they discussed his role at length over lunch and Partey ‘talked admirably’ about new team-mate Granit Xhaka. He is said to have expressed his belief that he could form a strong midfield partnership with the Swiss international which could now come to fruition under Mikel Arteta.
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