The Atlético is having a funny season. Dropped from the La Liga title race, in sixth position (one point behind the fourth all the same), Diego Simeone’s team still managed a great feat by eliminating Liverpool in the knockout stages of the Champions League. A double victory against the defending champion who clearly gave a smile to all the colchoneros fans, who began to believe in the European coronation. And among the best rojiblancos players this season, we find Thomas Partey, very often imperial in the midfield, where his technical quality and his physical capacities make him a profile as rare as precious.
Only, as the daily explains AS, the Spanish club has reason to tremble in this matter. So many clubs are interested in the player, and Inter have recently added to a list that includes clubs like Arsenal, Manchester United and AS Roma. And if the Atlético is not serene, it is because the release clause of the Ghanaian of 26 years is only 50 million euros. An affordable amount for many clubs and that makes it a very good deal for the next transfer window. Within the club, we know that the next transfer window will depend a lot on his future, since he is one of the potential starters, like Thomas Lemar or Diego Costa who, unlike the African, are considered undesirable.
Atleti’s management has logically started to offer him a new contract, with a consequent salary increase and a new release clause which would be revised upwards. The Spanish media is talking about 100 million euros. If the player has already made it known publicly that he wants to stay and that the ball is in the club’s court, the people of Madrid will have to make considerable efforts to keep it. But the more the days advance, the more the future of Thomas Partey seems to be written far from the Wanda Metropolitano …
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