Thomas Partey is on the verge of departing Arsenal as a free agent in the summer.
Partey has been at the Emirates Stadium for five years, after joining from La Liga giants Atletico Madrid.
While Partey has faced his struggles with injuries, the past season has seen him play a more consistent role in the side for Mikel Arteta.
With his Arsenal contract coming to an end this summer, there has been an effort to keep the 32-year-old for an extended stay.
Talks have been ongoing with Partey over a new deal, but with just days remaining until he is a free agent, he has made his final decision.
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While Andrea Berta has been looking to extend Partey’s contract at Arsenal, there has been no decision on his future in the past month.
However, according to Fabrizio Romano (via Arsenal Insider) the midfielder has finally made his decision.
“Thomas Partey, set to Arsenal as free agent at the end of the month – story from last week confirmed.#AFC have already activated options to replace Thomas with Nørgaard talks ongoing with Brentford.”
His exit means Arsenal’s midfield is set to be lighter going into the summer, following the exit of Jorginho as well.
Martin Zubimendi’s arrival at Arsenal will bolster that, but it’s now a job for Berta to go and land another signing to replace Partey.
With Partey now set to leave Arsenal next week, attention will quickly turn towards which options can replace him.
Arsenal have already made a bid for Christian Norgaard of Brentford as a potential deal to land the 31-year-old this summer.
Lucien Agoume of Sevilla has been linked with the Gunners too, as a younger option to bolster the midfield ranks.
Beyond them, there could be a few other stars who may appear on the radar, before looking at possible internal solutions.
