Arsenal ready to sell Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka in the coming weeks as part of midfield revamp
Posted by  badge Boss on Jun 19, 2023 - 04:36AM
The two played key roles in Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge (Picture: Getty)

Arsenal are ready to cash in on this summer with him and Granit Xhaka both set to leave the club in the coming weeks.

Mikel Arteta is hoping to revamp his midfield this summer with the club’s top target.

The Gunners saw an opening bid rejected by United last week

While Xhaka and Partey were key players during Arsenal’s title challenge last season, Arteta and sporting director Edu are set to make major changes.

According to the , Arsenal are prepared to cash in on the Ghana international if they are able to bring in the right transfer targets.

Xhaka is also expected to leave and join Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth around £13million.

In addition to Rice, Moises Caicedo has been strongly linked with a summer move to the Emirates after Arsenal saw two bids for the Ecuadorian rejected during the January transfer window.

Partey’s performances said to have become a concern late in the season (Picture: Getty)

Recent reports however have suggested the north London side have cooled their interest with Caicedo reportedly set to join Chelsea.

Partey joined Arsenal in a £45million deal from Atletico Madrid in 2020 and having overcome fitness issues that plagued his first two seasons at the club, was a mainstay in midfield during the 2022-23 campaign.

as the club surrendered a healthy lead at the top to Manchester City.

Partey subsequently lost his starting place in the starting XI to January recruit Jorginho and ended the season being deployed as a makeshift right-back.

The 30-year-old was benched for three games in a row against Chelsea, Newcastle and Brighton and when he returned to the starting XI against Nottingham Forest he was fielded at right-back with little success.

Two Serie A clubs are keeping tabs on Partey’s situation with Arsenal ready to sell for the right offer.

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