Popular sports pundit, Paul Merson has come out to say that Thomas Partey is the number one signing of the summer.
Paul recently revealed that he is shcoked that Arsenal was able to land the midfielder from Atletico Madrid.
According to him, even if Arsenal did not blow him away with their performance at Old Trafford, the Ghanaian definitely caught his eye with his midfield masterclass.
He added that he feels there is a spot for Ozil in the Arsenal team now that Partey has been signed, if only Arteta can see what he is seeing.
His words, “It was a good away performance. It wasn’t great – I wouldn’t get carried away and say, ‘Oh my god it’s a turning point’,”
“They beat a terribly, terribly poor Manchester United team on the day. They’ve done a job, we’ve seen them lose those games over the last five or six years. But I think Partey’s a massive, massive difference. I mean, what a signing.
“When you talk about signings in the summer, he’s got to be number one. I cannot believe, without being horrible here, that Arsenal got him. I don’t mean that in a horrible way, they’re all crying out for it – I know Manchester United are top-heavy and they’ve got Fred, McTominay and Matic, but they haven’t got a Partey.
“Manchester City, too. Fernandinho’s coming towards the end, Rodri hasn’t really pulled up any trees. You’re thinking, ‘Wow, who didn’t see this?’”
“I think there’s a stage for Ozil now that Partey’s in the team,”
“I watched Chelsea play against Burnley, they played N’Golo Kante in front of the back four and let everyone else get on with it.
“They ripped Burnley to shreds, I haven’t seen too many teams make Burnley look bang average. Because Kante was playing in that holding role, it gave Kai Havertz and Mason Mount the freedom to do what they want, they didn’t have to spend most of their time on the edge of their own box tracking back.
“With Partey in there now, who’s so dominant in there and doesn’t lose the ball, I think there’s a place for Ozil now.
“Then if they do drop someone in to pick up Ozil, you’ve got someone like Partey who’s very comfortable on the ball and can hurt you. Then that frees a midfield player up. I think there’s a trick being missed here, but that’s just me.”
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