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Soccer News of Monday, 8 May 2023

Source: ghanaweb.com

'Time to sell' - Disappointed Arsenal fans demand sale of Thomas 'Partey after losing position to Jorginho

Jorginho has taken over Partey's spot in the Arsenal set-up Jorginho has taken over Partey's spot in the Arsenal set-up

Some fans of Arsenal have called for the sale of midfielder, Thomas Party after the London club secured back-to-back wins without him.

The fans who took to the micro-blogging platform said that the Gunners have evolved and have become less reliant on the Ghanaian hence the need to sell him in the summer.

Partey, who has been in fine form for Arsenal all season until April lost his place in the team to Jorginho when his consistent errors and poor showing in games led to Arsenal drawing three games in a row and losing the top spot on the table.

He was introduced in the final 20 minutes of Arsenal's 2-0 away win over Newcastle United. This is the first time the 29-year-old was left on the bench in back-to-back games this season, GhanaWeb said.

Jorginho who filled the void left by Partey won man-of-the-match against Newcastle and won the hearts of the fans.

Arsenal are in hot pursuit of the Premier League, trailing league leaders Manchester City by a point with three games left but the City have a game more.