{"id":106100,"date":"2023-10-03T12:29:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T12:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/03\/it-is-great-to-have-thomas-partey-back\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T12:29:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T12:29:46","slug":"it-is-great-to-have-thomas-partey-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/03\/it-is-great-to-have-thomas-partey-back\/","title":{"rendered":"It is great to have Thomas Partey back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"424\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1028-605x424-1.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1028-605x424\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">ST ALBANS, ENGLAND &#8211; OCTOBER 02: Thomas Partey of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on October 02, 2023 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has described Thomas Partey\u2019s return as a piece of great news for the club.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana international has been out of action for about a month with a groin injury and has missed some crucial games for club and country.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 30-year-old on Monday returned to the training grounds ahead of the Gunners Champions League game against French side, Lens later tonight.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Arteta speaking ahead of the game confirmed that Thomas Partey has been training with the team for the past three days and has been included in his squad for Tuesday\u2019s Champions League fixture against Lens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s progressed really well in the last two weeks and he managed to train in the last two or three days with the team and that\u2019s great news for us obviously. I think his progression in the last week has been very good. He might have some exposure tomorrow depending on how the game goes\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p> Mikel Arteta added that, \u201cHe\u2019s a big player and we know what he brings to the team. He knows exactly what we need and with the injuries we had to other players in midfield and at the back he complements us in a great way and gives us options. So it\u2019s great to have him back again.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"tcMHI_u1WtM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kasiebo Tau At 9:55PM on Adom TV (03-10-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tcMHI_u1WtM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST ALBANS, ENGLAND &#8211; OCTOBER 02: Thomas Partey of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on October 02, 2023 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has described Thomas Partey\u2019s return as a piece of great news for the club. 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