Thomas Partey skips Ghana duty and will stay with Arsenal over the international break as he waits on results of a scan on his thigh injury
- Arsenal’s Thomas Partey was taken off at against Aston Villa due to injury
- The defensive midfielder was subbed off after sustaining a possible thigh injury
- The severity of the injury to the £45m signing from Atletico Madrid is unclear
Thomas Partey will be staying with Arsenal during the international break after picking up a thigh injury during his side’s defeat top Aston Villa on Sunday night.
The £45million signing from Atletico Madrid was subbed off at the interval after sustaining what is thought to be thigh injury following his early chance against Emiliano Martinez.
And he won’t be linking up with Ghana for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games home and away to Sudan over the next week as he awaits the results of a scan.
Arsenal’s Thomas Partey was taken off at against Aston Villa due to possible thigh injury
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was asked for an update on him after the match.
‘We don’t know [the extent] of it,’ our manager said. ‘We have to scan him tomorrow or the day after and see what he felt straight away. Let’s wait and see what the magnitude of the injury is.
‘I don’t know [if he will go away with Ghana now]. As I said, the doctor will have to have a look at him and probably scan him. Then we will decide what to do with him.’
