Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta expressed his delight after securing the services of Ghana International Thomas Partey on transfer deadline day.

Thomas Partey joined Arsenal from Atletico Madrid after the English side triggered the £45 million release clause in his contract.



Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta revealed that he is delighted to welcome the midfielder to his squad and is looking towards integrating the player to his style of play and club system as a whole.

“We have been watching Thomas for a while, so we’re now delighted to add such a high-quality player to our squad. He 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 La Liga and the Champions League for several years.” Mikel Arteta told Arsenal.com

“We’re very impressed with his attitude and his approach to the game. He’s an intelligent footballer and we’re looking forward to him integrating into our system and contributing to the progress we’re building at the moment at the club,” he concluded.

Arsenal confirmed that the player will wear the number 18 jersey at the club.

The deadly Corona Virus (Covid-19) is a global concern for many, this has led many countries to institute a lockdown in a measure to mitigate the widespread of the virus, which has wrecked the lives of many and infected several as well.

Lots of economies have been badly affected as a result, football is no exception to this situation but in the midst of all these surrounding difficulties we have hope that this situation will be a thing of the past in the coming months.

On March 12, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive to the virus but has since recovered after self-isolating.

People should be “emotionally more open” after the coronavirus pandemic, says Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta following his recovery.

“We are in a world here where everything is social media, everything is a WhatsApp text,” the Spaniard said.

“But how important is touching each other, feeling each other and hugging each other?

“I miss that with a lot of the people I love.

“We have to be emotionally more open. We have to tell each other what we are feeling.”

The Spaniard reported feeling unwell after it was confirmed Evangelos Marinakis – the owner of Greek side Olympiakos, who played Arsenal in the Europa League in February – had coronavirus on 10 March.

On Thursday Arteta said he was feeling “completely recovered” and urged people to follow the government’s advice on staying at home.

Arteta said his main concern was his three children after his wife and their nanny contracted the virus.

“I am a very positive person and I try to take the moment to say OK, what can we take from this?” he said.

“I haven’t had the opportunity to wake up with my kids and dedicate my time and listen to them.

“We are in the household together and we are really enjoying those moments as well.”

Globally, 597,458 cases have been confirmed, 27,370 deaths have been recorded as well as 133,373 persons said to have recovered.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus and the club’s game against Brighton on Saturday has been postponed.

The Gunners have closed their training ground and club staff who had recent contact with Arteta will now self-isolate.

Arteta spoke to the press and shared a few words

“I took the test after feeling poorly. I will be at work as soon as I’m allowed.”

Arsenal expects a “significant number of people” will self-isolate, including the “full first-team squad”.

The club were due to face Brighton in the Premier League at Amex Stadium on Saturday (15:00 GMT) but Brighton released a statement, shortly after confirmation of Arteta’s positive test, announcing that the game had been called off.

The Premier League will hold “an emergency club meeting” on Friday to discuss future fixtures.

The other premier league clubs will hold a meeting to present a unified font suggesting to the FA of their intentions to postpone premier league matches.