Arsenal could offer three players to Atletico Madrid in order to sign Thomas Partey, reports say. Mikel Arteta is a big admirer of the Ghana international and would love to bring him to north London this transfer window. And, with the Gunner strapped for cash, they may have to use players as bait to tempt the La Liga giants into selling up.
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The France international nearly joined the La Liga side back in the summer transfer window of 2017, only to end up moving to the Premier League instead.
Lacazette has struggled at times this season and may be cut loose, particularly given how he’s one of the biggest earners at the club.
A second player Arsenal may give up is Matteo Guendouzi.
The Frenchman is currently training alone at London Colney and has angered Arteta with his conduct and attitude behind the scenes.
Arsenal rate the midfielder for his talent but believe now may be the right time to cash in on the 21-year-old, who is also attracting interest from Barcelona.
Arsenal may offer Atletico Madrid the chance to sign Lucas Torreira (Image: GETTY)
And Boateng told My Joy Online: “He needs to be at a place where he will be happy, respected and get a lot of playing time.
"You can make all the money you want but if the coach doesn’t play you, you won’t be happy.
“I will not advise him to move to Arsenal right now because he is a Champions League player and with the look of the Arsenal team right now, they are not ready with the kind of players they have and some are going to move.
“They are playing very well but you can see the inexperience hurting them and with the way the Premier League is going right now, it is going to be really tough.
"If he wants to move, he has to move to a team that plays in the Champions League otherwise he will lose everything.”
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