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Arteta: Partey will make Arsenal more balanced and versatile

Mikel Arteta is confident new signing Thomas Partey will help make Arsenal more adaptable and believes he can add to both the defensive and attacking sides of their game.

The Gunners signed the midfielder from Atletico Madrid in a deal worth £45 million ($58m) on the final day of the transfer window.

Partey, 27, had been on the north London side's list of targets for several months, technical director Edu revealed on Thursday, and first-team manager Arteta says he knows what the Ghana international can add to the team after watching him for so long.