The Goal reports that Arsenal have maintained an interest abroad from Ghana, but that the Gunners cannot afford the price of Atletico.
The same article indicates that the La Liga team will only sell Partey if the Gunners activate their 44.5 million pound contract release clause before the 2020–21 Premier League season.
According to the same story, Arsenal cannot combine a package to single out Partey given his investment in Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes as part of a £ 25m deal.
Goal continues to rise that Atletico remains reluctant to sell Partey this summer and that Diego Simeone is going to convince the African midfielder to point to a new deal in the Spanish capital.
The online page shows that Arsenal still have an agreement in the hope of completing a move abroad from Ghana before the 6 October exchange deadline.
Partey scored 3 times in 35 La Liga games last season for the Spanish team to finish third in the Spanish elite.
The Ghanaian midfielder rose through the ranks of Athletic’s youth to identify as a regular in Simeone’s first team.
Partey has scored 16 goals in 185 games in all competitions during the last seasons at Atletico.
Arsenal will begin the new Premier League crusade with a clash against Fulham on Saturday 12 September.
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