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Arsenal have signed Thomas Partey after Atl\u00e9tico Madrid revealed the Gunners paid the midfielder\u2019s reported \u00a345million release clause with a little more than half an hour remaining on transfer deadline day.<\/p>\nArsenal have signed Thomas Partey after Atl\u00e9tico Madrid revealed the Gunners paid the midfielder\u2019s reported \u00a345million release clause with a little more than half an hour remaining on transfer deadline day.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old Ghanaian has represented the LaLiga club 188 times, helping them win the Europa League and Super Cup two years ago, but has now agreed a switch to the Emirates Stadium on a \u201clong-term contract\u201d.<\/p>\n
Uruguay\u2019s Lucas Torreira has moved in the opposite direction, joining Atl\u00e9tico on a season-long loan deal, while fellow midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has gone to Bundesliga outfit Hertha Berlin for the rest of the campaign.<\/p>\n
The Spanish club announced that Arsenal had paid Partey\u2019s buyout clause at LaLiga headquarters with minutes to spare.<\/p>\n
They said in a statement: \u201cLaLiga informed Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid at 11.28pm on Monday that Arsenal representatives have paid Thomas Partey\u2019s release clause at the sports association\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe player has therefore unilaterally terminated his contract with our club, which ran until June 30, 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arsenal then confirmed the signing a quarter of an hour after the transfer window had closed.<\/p>\n
Partey, who has been capped 27 times by his country, scoring 10 goals, made 35 appearances last season as Atl\u00e9tico finished behind only Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Spanish top-flight.<\/p>\n
Arsenal have already signed Gabriel Magalhaes and Willian while Dani Ceballos has been loaned from Real Madrid for a second successive season.<\/p>\n
Manager Mikel Arteta said of his latest signing: \u201cWe have been watching Thomas for a while, so we\u2019re now delighted to add such a high-quality player to our squad.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a dynamic midfielder with great energy. He brings a lot of experience from a top club that has competed at the highest level in LaLiga and the Champions League for several years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very impressed with his attitude and his approach to the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s an intelligent footballer and we\u2019re looking forward to him integrating into our system and contributing to the progress we\u2019re building at the moment at the club.\u201d<\/p>\n
Partey will wear the number 18 shirt and link up with his new team-mates after returning from international duty.<\/p>\n
Torreira, meanwhile, departs north London having made 89 appearances after leaving Sampdoria in 2018 to sign for Arsenal, where he was part of the side that won the FA Cup last season.<\/p>\n
Guendouzi made 82 appearances since joining the Gunners from Lorient two years ago but he has found himself surplus to requirements under Arteta this season.<\/p>\n
The France Under-21s international has not been selected in a matchday squad since a post-game incident in June\u2019s defeat at Brighton led to further-reaching questions about his mentality.<\/p>\n