Barça remains attentive to a 'top' pivot who could arrive for free in 2025

Published:4/10/2024 - 00:09h

Updated:4/10/2024 - 00:09h

Thomas Partey could be one of the 'bargains' of summer 2025. The Ghanaian ends his contract with Arsenal in June and FC Barcelona and other 'big boys' have him in their sights

FC Barcelona does not lose sight of Thomas Partey. The Ghanaian still has not renewed his contract with Arsenal and, given the possibility of signing him for free in 2025, the Barça team and other 'big players' in Europe will go after him from next January, when the footballer will have full freedom to negotiate with any equipment. The 31-year-old midfielder is a fixture in Mikel Arteta's XI, but seems determined to try his luck at another club next season.

Odumase Krobo's player has started all of the Gunners' games in the league and Champions League, scoring 1 goal in 8 appearances (657 minutes) in which he also accumulated a couple of yellow cards. As he is an experienced player who knows Spanish football well (he spent eight years at Atlético de Madrid), the culés value his signing positively, since his salary would not be a problem for the club.

At Arsenal, Thomas earns 12 million euros gross per year, emoluments that could be rounded up to around 5 kilos net in the Barça team. In fact, the 'colchonero' team is one of those interested in signing him, since Diego Simeone has missed him since his departure in 2020 in exchange for 50 million euros. Partey has accumulated 123 games with the London team, adding 6 goals and 4 assists.

Two giants of Serie A, in the path of Barça for Thomas Partey

However, Barça and Atlético will have a lot of competition for the Ghanaian in 2025 if, in the end, the midfielder chooses to leave Arsenal. The latest information in Italy points to Inter Milan and Juventus in the 'race' for Arsenal's '5', although, for now, there is no formal approach between both clubs and the footballer's entourage. Like Barcelona, the 'giants' of Serie A will wait until January to make a move for the experienced pivot.

In the case of Barça, the signing of a defensive midfielder is still on the table as a possible priority for 2025. Despite the emergence of Marc Bernal and Marc Casadó, Hansi Flick understands the need to sign a 'top' pivot and, in If the possibility of going for Joshua Kimmich is definitively ruled out, Thomas Partey would be an alternative highly valued by both the coaching staff and the Barça board.