Arsenal have completed the signing of Thomas Partey, Atletico Madrid have announced.
The midfielder comes to London after the Gunners were able to complete a £45 million (€50m/$58m) deal for the Ghanaian midfielder ahead of Monday’s transfer deadline.
Arsenal had been linked to Partey for some time, with negotiations with Atleti proving difficult for the London club.
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On Monday, though, the Gunners got their man, paying the midfielder's release clause to finally complete a deal for the 27-year-old star.
A statement from the Spanish capital club reads: “La Liga has communicated to Atletico Madrid this Monday at 11:28 pm that representatives of Arsenal appeared at the headquarters of the organisation in order to exercise the termination clause of the footballer Thomas Partey.