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Arsenal urged to complete 'best signing' with surprise Gunner tipped to be world's best
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Arsenal target Thomas Partey trains with Atletico
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been urged to do whatever it takes to complete the "best signing" for the club by completing a deal for Thomas Partey. The Atletico Madrid star has long been a target for Arsenal with the Gunners midfield longing for a strong presence.
It seems as though Arsenal are ready to push through this summer to try and strike a deal with Atletico.
Partey has a release clause of £44million and the Spanish outfit are only interested in a straight-cash deal.
Arteta may be forced to sell in order to raise enough funds to meet Atletico's demands.
But Sofapaka striker Ronald Okoth believes Arsenal must do everything they can to get a deal over the line.
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The Kenyan ace suggests Partey is the missing key for Arteta's side to start climbing back up the table.
“I surely think he Partey is the right man for Arsenal because if you analyse the club now, it really requires an engine like Partey,” Okoth told Goal.
“If at all they [Arsenal and Partey] would come to an agreement, it is going to be the best signing made by Arsenal. Looking at the kind of defensive woes and all that, I think Partey is a man to bring some kind of stability across the board.
“He can help cushion the back four and join the attacks when there is a need to but his greatest strength, as I know, is creating the best link between the defence and the forward line.
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“Partey will provide the much-needed cover that Arsenal have been lacking for quite some time.
“It will be the best signing in my view.”
It has been suggested that Arsenal could look at including Matteo Guendouzi in a player-plus-cash deal.
But Okoth insists the French midfielder could become the best player in the world in his position.
“Guendouzi is young and a hard-working lad and when he plays one finds it hard to believe he is still very young,” Okoth added.
“If he continues putting the same work rate week in week out in a season, then I have no doubt that he has a bright future.
“He is definitely going to be among the best midfielders in EPL and maybe even in the world. I can say that without a doubt.
“I will not call it a challenge [Guendouzi vs Partey possible rivalry] as such, but I would prefer to say that it would be a healthy competition.
"It will bring the needed fighting spirit among the players and end laxity."