Ghana international Thomas Partey has joined La Liga club Villarreal following his release from Arsenal.
Villarreal confirmed the signing in a statement on their X handle on Thursday.
“Villarreal and Thomas Partey have reached an agreement for the Ghanaian footballer to join the Yellows ahead of the 2025/26 season, the Yellow Submarines announced.
“The player will join up with his new team tomorrow at the Training Ground.”
Commenting on Partey’s ongoing court case over allegation of rape and sexual assault, Villarreal stated:”The club is aware that the player is currently involved in legal proceedings in England.
“The player firmly maintains his innocence and denies all charges against him.
“The club respects the fundamental principle of the presumption of innocence and will await the outcome of the judicial process, which will be responsible for clarifying the facts of the case.
“Due to the law in England in relation to the ongoing proceedings the club is unable to comment further.”
Villarreal’s statement added that it “wishes to clearly reiterate its strong commitment to respect and diversity and firmly condemns any act of violence in all its forms, including gender-based violence, discrimination, racism, xenophobia, or any behaviour that undermines the dignity of individuals”.
Partey, 32, who signed for Arsenal in a £45m deal from Atletico Madrid in 2020, left the Gunners when his contract expired at the end of June, BBC Sport reports.
Four days later, the 32-year-old was charged with five counts of rape against two women and a charge of sexual assault against a third woman.
Also Read: Arsenal React To Partey’s Rape, Sexual Assault Charges
Partey, who denies the charges, was granted conditional bail on Tuesday at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
Under the conditions of the bail, Partey must not contact any of the three women and must notify police of any permanent changes of address or international travel.
The charges against Partey followed an investigation by detectives which started in February 2022.
Nearly 1,000 supporters have signed a petition set up by online content hub the Villarreal Report to protest Partey’s signing.
Partey, who will join up with his new club on Friday, is due to appear at the Old Bailey on 2 September.
His move follows Villarreal’s 3-2 friendly win against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.
14 Comments
LMAAOO!! See as dis man signing pic jus be like say e be police mug shot kaii! Lol
Yuh see some of dis my Ghanaian brodes ehn? Hahahaha!
Ghanaians Signing in England and Spain, While Nigerians ambition is Turkey!! Lol.. Ezigbo Giant of Africa
Why do you people hate Nigeria so much? So what if Ghanaians are signing in Spain and England? Is it by force? Is it not each player’s career on their own individual basis? This your blanket statement is quite senseless to be frank. There is no logic to what you just said bro.
@four four two I say iy as it is and will always be real. Nigerians only realise it when the reality dawns but the fact is all this will determine strength and is a result of many factors. fact remains Egypt national team omar mamoush (Man City) Mo Salah (Liverpool) just an example, NIgeria National team Osimhen (Gala) Ndidi (Besiktas) there is levels and maybe Nigeria is now descending to ours, Money has always been the Bane of Nigeria’s existence. Nigerians always put personal Interest before Interst of thier country.
The Logic is there and you will see what I mean come international games
Wow,! Using your foul mouth real identity to strike. What ever happened to one of your attack dogs Arara Kumbie, Ipetu Madu, Yabaoh etc.? Abi na mistake? Woke this, woke that., of Makoko street Okay, unleash one of your multiple identity goons to reply. Shame on you, 44 fake.
Thank you.
@ Amala Bednarek, Ibitoye The WOKE Geriatric, Ikpunobi Afeshelu lmaaoo and Eba Ipkunobrious (your bro) lol
HEHEHE – What a real Mugu you are hahaha – Oh and btw it’s you (or one of your thousands of schizophrenic alter-egos) who is Ipetu Madu or WTF ever lool
Talk about totally confused, deluded and striking in the dark LMAAOO.
We’re here just laughing at your abject stupidity and obvious misery lol, got you all effd up lmaaoo and running around in circles pulling your hair (if you’ve got any) out, just trying to figure it all out aren’t you mofo? hehehehe
We are laughing in South African LMAO – you think you are clever but actually you’re just a DUMB F**K LMAAAOOO!
We? Your illness is serious. Woke this woke that. Wake up to see how sick you are. We? You and who? You and the witch in your village who placed on curse on you.
You call someone deluded, confused, yet you and your cursed others call yourself We, constantly replying to someone who never wants to know you. The curse will kill you las las.
All of You, Lol, continue to laugh at me while I will continue to pity all of you. Hahaha.
You will fall into a well into your doom las las, all of you.
44 of you plus 2 more will meet your end.
@Akpo Ikpunobi it is Simple Nigeria has resorted and Given in to Medocrity, When We complain that NFF does not trrust the fact that if they cort the Likes of Saka and Co they will succeed and that is because of Corruption SAKA will not down grade to Nigeria because he knows he will be Owed Match Bonuses until he Retires. NIgeria has become so Mediocre that even when the likes of Alaba expressed desire to play for Nigeria they overlooked him and rather took bribes from players who are no longer kicking a football at 28 yrs old for World Cup. Nigeria is failed and SUper Eagles is laying in the BEd created by NFF and clmours from Ex Internationals from yester year in the past. Plyers like Osimhen will surround themseleves with Money Minded Scammers who will feed into thier Ego’s rather than tell them the Truth
Now We Face A SOuth Africa with Mamelodi Sundowns Players who just Competed in World Cup with a Super Eagles that has the spine of the team playing in Mediocre Turkey and Languising in Mid table teams or on the BEnch because the Players Are just Not Serious. Victor Boniface another example of a very unserious player who his aim is money or Social Media a Clown if you ask me.
All this could have been Avoided if Merit hard work and discpline took presidence over ego GReed and Corruption
@Ugo. You are a correct guy. You are one person. Leave those 44 times 2 people alone to laugh by themselves in public. Las las all of them will be confined to a mental asylum in Yaba hahahaha. Yabaoh in Yaba with his sisters and brothers. Hahaha.
@Ugo- I have a very important warning for you-
Steer well clear of that schizophrenic demon – currently calling itself Amala ikpunobi or whatever- it is the same demon going by many other different names likeThe Woke Geriatric, Amala, Ibitoye Bednarek to mention just a very few-
I know you, like most else on here, we all have our views and are grown men, so we defend our points of view and sometimes our opinions differ from others but we are all mostly God fearing people and are generally harmless and on the side of “the Light” but you see this guy? I know what he is- he really is the devil’s spawn – And I’m sure that you’ve heard the saying that – if you lay with the devil, you’ll lose your soul.
Yes, there are jokes and there is banter that goes on here often but that guy is some real bad news! be careful about opening your door to satan because it never ends well,
Just ask Pompei, he is one that made the same mistake that you’re making and he regretted it dearly.
Stay well clear and do all you can to close that door that you have opened to this demon by directly addressing it.
Remember this warning and don’t say you haven’t been warned.
There’s harmless fun yes, but there is a demon on CSN roaming among the clueless sheep. Snd it is this person. Be careful!!
Let a word be enough for the wise.
@four four two I say iy as it is and will always be real. Nigerians only realise it when the reality dawns but the fact is all this will determine strength and is a result of many factors. fact remains Egypt national team omar mamoush (Man City) Mo Salah (Liverpool) just an example, NIgeria National team Osimhen (Gala) Ndidi (Besiktas) there is levels and maybe Nigeria is now descending to ours, Money has always been the Bane of Nigeria’s existence. Nigerians always put personal Interest before Interst of thier country.
The Logic is there and you will see what I mean come international games
Ordega is not woke. 44 times 2 Arara Kumbie, Ipetu Made and Ignacio Abo living in Makoko are woke lols. I had to educate the fool that Woke is not cool. Now he is condemned to ranting Woke this Woke that in his sleep.
44fowl. Shame on you.
I am waiting for all of you to reply. Hahahaha. Since madness has not only made you adopt all my identities with horrible back stories, it has also made you refer to yourself as We. Hahahaha.
Thank you. Thank all of you. Hahahaha. Thank you for keeping the name Arara Kumbie alive after the serial killer it is linked to has been sent to the gallows, a place where you shall go in the fullness of time. Hahahaha. Misery is yours.
HAHAHAHA
You? A REPROBATE? educating someone?? loool!
Wonders will never ever cease! hehehehe
An absolute RETARD!
A compounded and condemned FOOL! LMAAOO
Kai! CSN no do well all. All the curses rained on 44 times 2 of them did not publish. We, they, them, classic way transgender Woke people refer to themselves. I advised the fool not to play with names that he knows nothing about their backstory, he no gree.
Now the guy is a bonafide Woke person, calling himself We, they, them like transgender Woke people do.
Who do you like this?