Arsenal Back for Making Right Decision in Allowing Barcelona, PSG Target to Leave

With Partey leaving, many will ask, “Did Arsenal make the right decision?” In his latest column for CaughtOffside, Watts applauded the Gunners’ decision to let the veteran midfielder walk after the two sides couldn’t reach an agreement on an extension.

“I think Arsenal have made the right call on Thomas Partey,” Watts wrote. “They will miss him next season, I’m sure of that, but I don’t think they could have been able to justify giving him a pay rise or even giving him terms that matched what he was on previously.

“Yes, he had arguably his best season in an Arsenal shirt last season and his availability was excellent for once. But he is now 32 and one good season of availability does not mean you should just forget about the previous season when injuries  were a constant issue.”

TBR Football reported on Monday that Turkish giant Galatasaray want to sign Partey. Moreover, the report claims that Galatasaray are looking to sign at least one top-quality midfielder this summer.

Partey has already received initial offers during the talks, but the Turkish club is also holding discussions with Inter Milan’s Hakan Çalhanoğlu.