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Aubameyang expecting big things from ‘smiley’ Partey after £45m Arsenal move

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is expecting big things from “smiley” Thomas Partey at Arsenal, with the Ghana international offering important qualities to the Gunners that they have been missing.

Early comparisons are being made at Emirates Stadium between a deadline day signing and club legend Patrick Vieira.

Partey is considered to be cut from the same cloth as an iconic World Cup winner, with his game all about adding graft and guile in the engine room.

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He has already showcased that skill set in an Arsenal shirt, with an impressive performance put in on what was his first start for the north London giants against Rapid Vienna.