Arteta decided to bolster his midfield this summer, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice have already been signed, and there’s talk of another midfielder joining.
So, what’s your opinion of your best Arsenal midfield setup for next season? I know you are probably convinced that Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, and Martin Odegaard are the way forward for Arsenal, but do you think that is our best possible line-up?
Recently, I saw a tweet from Darren Bent about his dream Arsenal midfield next season, and I was like, Why can’t it be so? Bent suggests that Arteta “unleash” a Thomas Partey (rumoured to leave), Declan Rice, and Martin Odegaard midfield, which he feels could be the real deal.
“I’d keep Thomas Partey,” Bent tweeted about reports Partey had agreed terms on a move to Saudi Arabia.
Bent added: “Partey, Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard, that’s a serious midfield combination — gives Rice more of a license to go forward.”
I'd keep Thomas Partey, Partey Rice Odegaard that's a serious midfield combination, give Rice more of a license to go forward 🔴⚪
— Darren Bent (@DarrenBent) July 15, 2023
Should Mikel Arteta go the Bent way? But doing so may mean a lot of things. It could mean Partey stays, and another midfielder does not need to be signed.
It may mean Havertz is overlooked for the midfield role we all know he is to be given. But it may also mean Arteta is ready to rotate his midfield occasionally to ease Havertz into the team.
Anyway, is there a chance that Partey stays, and if he stays, what’s your strongest Arsenal midfield set up?
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That Bent Midfield trio is my perfect team.
Even if Arteta performs a Magic with Harvertz without Partey in that Midfiled, it still can’t be as deadly as Partey in that Midfield.
I go with Bent.
But, and that’s a big “but”, if an irresistible offer ( one in the region of 40m and above}, comes for Partey, then, considering his age, his injury profile and the fact he’d be unavailable during the AFCON, I’d not mind if he is sold and replaced by another PL-cooked DM like Moises Caicedo.
But we can’t lose him without a suitable replacement.
Partey – or Caicedo – or Tchoaméni.
Certainly.
We need to keep Party as he is not a 38 game top midfielder, but he is top quality player that will benefit from rotation and help the young players to grow
I don’t think anyone can explain why Partey is wanted out of Arsenal. The only reason I can think of is, he’s 30 yrs old and the coach wants a younger DM who will give him stability for the next 5 yrs or more, and that’s only possible if he’s as good as Partey.
Partey made Xhaka look good; one can only imagine what he can do with Rice.
We don’t want him out, he wants out.
I very much doubt if Havertz will start in midfield but he will almost certainly replace Odegaard if our Captain is unavailable.He was superb as a number 10 in Germany and I am confident he would be very effective in that role for Arsenal with Rice and Partey backing him up.
Havertz was bought to push Jesus up field to score the goals that he couldn’t due to injury and personal,,, happy days at last Arsenal have a manager that dares to dream and I’m dreaming with him. COYG
I just can’t understand why would any arsenal fan be talking about selling a player that, some 1 of a class of Yaya Tore in world of football, always enjoys watching on the pitch last season! A player that some tried to draw comparisons between him and Casemiro! Some even hinted that man utd should just buy him, should arsenal ever think of releasing him! Arteta should just go with the combination of Thomas, Rice, and the Captain…!
Partey/Saliba/Saka/Odegard/Martinelli were our best players last season, I pray we get one more season with Partey nd he leaves next season.. He was by far one of the best DMs in the prem nd virtually press-resistant for over 3/4 of the games he played, he’d surly be missed if not replaced adequately with a Caicedo/Tchmoameni, maybe Lavia but Caicedo would be my dream replacement.
COYG
I really don’t why we fans can see all this, yet the arsenal board and manager can’t see that..but thank you for saying 100% correct information about party and arsenal God bless you