Barcelona transfer news: Frenkie de Jong replacement 'identified' in shock Liverpool boost

Barcelona person reportedly earmarked Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey - owed to go a escaped cause adjacent summertime - arsenic a imaginable replacement for Frenkie de Jong.

The Gunners are said to beryllium at 'serious risk' of losing Ghana planetary Partey, who volition beryllium successful the past six months of his declaration by the clip New Year's Day rolls around.

Partey volition truthful beryllium escaped to commencement negotiating pre-contract deals with overseas clubs from January onwards, and determination is not believed to person been a breakthrough successful declaration talks with his camp.

As the erstwhile Atletico Madrid antheral volition besides beryllium turning 32 successful 2025, determination is simply a beardown accidental that Arsenal could portion ways with the midfielder, adjacent if they were to instrumentality a immense deed connected the £41.4m they paid for him successful 2020.

A lucrative determination to Saudi Arabia has agelong been mooted, but according to Mundo Deportivo - via The Mirror - Barcelona person present emerged arsenic daze contenders to bring Partey backmost to La Liga.

Partey to regenerate De Jong astatine Camp Nou?

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The 31-year-old has already proven himself successful the Spanish apical formation with Atletico, whom helium represented for 8 years from 2012 to 2020, collecting a 2020-21 La Liga winners' medal contempt leaving aboriginal connected successful the season.

The study claims that Barcelona are pursuing Partey's concern with 'particular intent', and the Ghanaian is simply a genuine enactment to win De Jong astatine Barcelona if the Dutchman bids farewell successful 2025.

De Jong is astir to participate the past 18 months of his woody with Hansi Flick's team, and Premier League leaders Liverpool are the latest squad to supposedly amusement an involvement successful signing him adjacent year.

La Blaugrana whitethorn beryllium resigned to losing De Jong successful 2025 if the 27-year-old does not hold a renewal, and Partey - contempt being a fewer years older - fits the measure successful presumption of what the nine are looking for successful a replacement.

Barcelona could motion the midfielder for thing erstwhile his Arsenal woody expires, and sporting manager Deco is said to beryllium a immense instrumentality of Partey acknowledgment to his versatility and carnal profile.

The 31-year-old has predominantly played successful a holding midfield relation during his clip successful North London, but helium tin besides inhabit a fig 8 presumption oregon capable successful arsenic a right-back.

Should Arsenal see Partey bids successful January?

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Gooners wide expected Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice and Mikel Merino to beryllium Arsenal's first-choice midfield going forward, but the latter's aboriginal wounded and dilatory adaptation to English shot has been Partey's gain.

The Ghana international's North London vocation has been blighted by injuries, but helium continues to beryllium his worthy to Arteta arsenic a standout enactment erstwhile fit, mopping up astatine the basal of midfield and besides scoring the unusual cracker from range.

Partey doing the soiled enactment besides allows Rice to task further guardant - wherever helium has proven to beryllium peculiarly effectual since joining Arsenal - and Arteta surely cannot fathom letting a cardinal subordinate permission midway done the season.

However, Arsenal person already seen excessively galore big-money signings locomotion retired for thing successful caller times, and if the committee were to fto it hap again with Partey, that would beryllium different immense blot connected their fiscal notebook.

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