Arteta Handed Huge Thomas Partey Injury Boost Ahead Of Arsenal’s Clash With Brentford
The Premier League matchup between Arsenal and Brentford comes up next, and Thomas Partey may make a shock appearance.
Prior to their matchup with Brentford on Saturday, Thomas Partey’s return from injury may have given Arsenal a huge boost. Since his arrival, the Ghanaian midfielder has played a big function in Mikel Arteta’s midfield, however his considerations about his fitness have presented challenges.
The 29-year-old has missed 36 of the Gunners’ competitive games since joining in 2020, underscoring how problematic his absence is. The contributions of Mohamed Elneny helped fill the void left by an injury that was tough to handle toward the end of last season throughout the pivotal run-in.
The Egyptian went on to earn a contract extension at the club, however when requested to fill in for Partey this season, he too suffered an injury that may keep him out for an extended interval.
It left Arteta with just a few hours in the transfer window to add a new face to the midfield ranks.
The Spaniard tried to land Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa, however that approach failed as the Villains refused to let the Brazilian depart so late in the window. When requested about the last gasp move, Arteta stated:
“The club has accomplished an exceptional job and put the whole lot on the desk to attempt to carry the players and the profiles we wished.
“We did enterprise fairly early however sadly within the final 72 hours, Thomas [Partey] bought injured in the identical place he bought injured final time after which Mo [Mohamed Elneny] has a long-term harm and we needed to react available in the market.
We tried however on the finish of the day, we now have to carry the player that we really feel is the proper player for the team and as properly for the club and we didn’t handle to try this.”
In the absence of the pair, the manager tried to fill the void with Sambi Lokonga, who has to date accomplished so with various levels of success as he’s nonetheless studying the ropes. He may quickly expertise competition for that spot, which might be an enormous increase for the team going into the weekend.
That’s because Partey is again in full training ahead of the match against Brentford on Saturday, based on James Benge of CBS Sports. It implies that the midfielder might attempt to make a comeback earlier than the international break, when he might play for Ghana after being known as up for a few friendlies.
Though it’s possible that the Gunners will likely be reluctant to provide him a start straight away.
