Partey admits Arteta, Edu convinced him of Arsenal switch: I couldn’t sleep!

Thomas Partey says he was convinced to join Arsenal after speaking with Mikel Arteta and Edu.

The Ghana international is arguably Arsenal’s biggest signing after arriving from Atletico Madrid fo £45m.

And Partey revealed Arteta and Edu were able to sell him on their future vision.

“It’s a great challenge,” said Partey, who spent eight years with Atleti.

“I want to experience new challenges. I’m ready to give it my all and help this club.

“They [manager Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu] told me about their plans and it was so exciting so I had to accept it. I feel great to be here.”

The 27-year-old added that he couldn’t sleep the night before signing for the Gunners.

“Well, until the last moment I was not aware,” Partey added. “My agent called me and said it was going to happen, and I was so happy. I could not even sleep that night – it was a great feeling.

“I was so happy, I was excited. I was not even here yet and [the fans] were crazy over me, they wanted me to join the club. I received a lot of messages saying, ‘Join the club or we are not sleeping!’ – it was a great feeling.”

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