Marca claims that Atletico Madrid is interested in signing Napoli’s midfielder, Allan, in what should be a boost to Arsenal’s bid to land Thomas Partey.
Partey has emerged as a top target for the Gunners this year as Mikel Arteta looks to rebuild the Arsenal team that he inherited.
The Ghanaian has been in fantastic form for the Madrid side for the past two seasons and his fine performances have attracted the attention of several top teams.
He has been linked with a move to the likes of Juventus and PSG before now, but Arsenal is in pole position to sign him.
The Gunners have reportedly open talks over signing him, but their initial offer fell short of his 50 million euros release clause and the Spaniards are insisting that it must be paid in full.
The latest report that they want to sign Allan might just be a sign that they are preparing just in case the Gunners finally agree to trigger his release clause.
The report claims that they are willing to pay 40 million euros for the Brazilian and that they will speed up their chase if Partey eventually joins Arsenal.
Arsenal’s entire transfer budget remains unclear as they try to spend amidst the troubles of the coronavirus pandemic, but fans will be hopeful that they can reach a compromise with Atleti for Partey.
Hes 8/13 to join us which is quite encouraging 😎
Gabriel magalhaes 1/10 and couthino 1/2
I take your point on ESR , ACE and I know Arteta thinks highly of him.I am also a fan,it’s just that the opportunity to sign someone like DS who I believe has a release clause of around 23m seems too good to miss and rather than pay over 10m for Coutinho for one season, surely it makes sense to pay another 13m for a young talent who to my mind is at least on a par with the likes of Grealish,Maddison and Mount .
Twitter ITK’s are very confident about this one, haha. So many accounts will disappear if this one does not go through. obviously I am desperate for it to happen. Let’s get it done Arsenal!
Can you guys see Simeone paying 40m for a guy who will soon be 30, to replace the younger and better Partey?I hope I’m wrong but I have a gut feeling that this very important deal for us is going to fall through.As for Countinho, we should give him a miss and focus on someone like Szoboszlai.
DS is an incredible talent Grandad
and AFC would be very fortunate
if the young lad decided to pack
up for NL, however the addition
of the RBS star would signify the
end of ESR career @ the Emirates
and Im not sure MA is ready to
make that decision quite yet.
The Spaniard has been on record
a number of times extolling the
young Englishman’s futboling
talents and definitely sees a future
for the lad in Arsenals first team
setup.
I dont necessarily want Arsenal to
pay a king ransom for PC but if
barca are willing to agree a one
year loan (£10-15M, including
wages) the Brazilian IMHO
becomes a much more attractive
option.
Partey and Zakaria are my top
choices to bolster the midfiled,
although any one of Diawarra,
Diallo, Sangare, and Roca would
be quality additions to the side.
Grandad, glad we are in agreement about Coutinho. I’d rather get someone with high potential over a player that has struggled in several big clubs. I wouldn’t mind if we did end up with Coutinho tho, I’m just skeptical how he will be and he will command big wages, and Barca will likely add on an obligation to buy clause.
Ibrahim Sangare is younger, taller and would most likely be much cheaper than Partey due to his expiring contract. Abdoulaye Doucoure has plenty of experience in EPL and could also be cheaper than Partey, because of Watford relegation
We have had Xhaka, Willock, Maitland-Niles, Torreira and Chambers in the deep midfield area, so we just need to buy Ceballos. We don’t have a towering target man and a consistent winger yet, so I hope Arsenal focus on those issues first
Ive heard some good things about Sangare, but nothing can replace what Partey is, which is a known top footballer with bags of experience and is hitting his prime.
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I hope Arsenal could see our shortcomings in the last season, which were a towering target man and a consistent winger. Arsenal should’ve chased Wout Weghorst and Adama Traore, instead of buying another CB and another DM
Nice one, GAI and we’ve signed George Lewis too – both went under the radar, hey?!
Yeah Sue. Their discreet transfers remind me of Pepe’s, which the likes of Ornstein didn’t even know till Sanllehi snapped Pepe up instead of Zaha
👍
Gabriel, Aour and Partey signed would be great business and bring Ceballos back on loan with the option to buy. A midfield of Aour, Ceballos and Partey patrolling the middle and covering in front of our defence would be one of the best in the world. Willian, Auba and Pepe up front and that’s one hell of a creative threat as well as goals.
Oh what joy this would bring me. Add Gabriel in there. And we definitely will at the very least be back in the top 4 next season (if injuries favour us).
Sangare is an incredible
talent and considering his
current club Toulouse were
relegated from Ligue 1 the
Frenchman would be available
for peanuts if AFC came calling.
I do have concerns that he,
much like Bayoko, Ndombele,
Kondogbia, etc may have issues
adjusting to leagues more
competitive than Ligue 1.