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title: "Arsenal fans desperate for Partey to be signed in January"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2019-12-10T22:00:00Z"
modified: "2019-12-10T22:00:00Z"
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# Arsenal fans desperate for Partey to be signed in January

Arsenal fans have been left heartbroken following reports that claimed the Gunners wanted to sign Thomas Partey over the summer.

[A report from David Ornstein, as cited on social media](https://twitter.com/ltarsenal/status/1203947320624025600?s=20), suggests that the player himself was desperate for a move to London.

However, the player’s €50 million release clause in his Atletico Madrid contract was deemed to be too expensive for the Gunners, who had spent the majority of their summer budget on Nicolas Pepe.

After reading this, these Arsenal fans on social media expressed their dissapointment.

> Twitter: @ltarsenal OMG, When will we ever have the money to buy players we want ? (@VintageArsanal)

> Twitter: @ltarsenal Partey is Xhaka and LT11 wrapped into One
>
> Sell both for £75Million get him for €50M No Brainer (@JobelaStar)

> Twitter: @ltarsenal He should have been signed. Sell Torriera and Xhaka. Sign partey and another box to box CM to compliment… https://t.co/jJQL9ASPfS (@henwall\_)

> Twitter: @ltarsenal I hate this club ? (@LacaZte)

> Twitter: @ltarsenal Use the Iwobi money to buy him in Jam or the summer then. Surely Xhaka will be going soon aswell so that can go towards him (@Usismamayo)

### Read Arsenal verdict

You have to feel for the Arsenal fans here, especially when a player is so keen to join the club.

Partey would’ve been an excellent addition to the midfield at the Emirates and potentially have gone some way to solving some of the problems that we have seen emerge this season.

The Gunners have struggled to find a settled partnership in the middle of the park. Matteo Guendouzi has impressed in spells but lacks experience while the likes of Granit Xhaka and Lucas Torreira have come in and out of the side throughout the campaign.