Romano, who is a football transfer expert, said Arsenal will decide their exits after Declan Rice has been signed
By Kehinde Okeowo
Italian journalist and football expert, Fabrizio Romano has said contrary to speculations, Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta is yet to sanction the exits of Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka.
He made this known while speaking with CaughtOffside recently, saying the north London club will have to wrap up the deal to sign Declan Rice from West Ham before deciding their future.
Arsenal have signed Kai Havertz from Chelsea and agreed a £105 million deal for Rice, but are still locked in talks over the structure of the payment for the England international.
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According to Romano, even though Xhaka and Partey have attracted interest from other clubs, Arsenal are keen on getting the Three Lions midfielders deal over the line first before Mikel Arteta will resolve transfer issues concerning the two midfielders.
Speaking during the chat the transfer expert said: “Thomas Partey has interest from Juventus and Saudi clubs, but as of now, this is still nothing advanced.
“There has also been a verbal agreement for Granit Xhaka to join Bayer Leverkusen, which has been in place since May.
“It’s very advanced, but now it’s up to Arsenal, they will look to resolve final details of the Rice story and then decide on Xhaka & Partey.”
