The club had actually offered Partey a brand-new improved contract previously this year before the coronavirus pandemic, which he rejected.
He was later on offered a reduced offer in the brand-new financial environment, with Atletico desperate to increase his buyout provision to a figure more reflective of his market value.
That offer was disregarded and Partey went on to be connected to Arsenal throughout the summer.
Atletico kept that no official bids had been made, with the Gunners reluctant to pay the amount of his provision and Atletico refusing to negotiate, up until Mondays significant late-night conclusion.
Later Tuesday, Atletico full-back Kieran Trippier tipped his former colleague to adapt quickly to the Premier League.
He ranks as one of the best midfielders Ive played with,” he stated. I do not think he d have an issue with the Premier League.”
” Hes unbelievable, his physicality, how he breaks up play. Technically hes got everything. He ranks as one of the finest midfielders Ive played with,” he stated. I dont believe he d have a problem with the Premier League.”
Atletico Madrid are mad with Thomas Partey for the method his last-minute deadline day relocate to Arsenal was carried out, sources have actually informed ESPN.
Partey, 27, joined the Premier League club on Monday night after they paid his EUR50 million buyout provision.
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Atletico said they were informed by La Liga at 11.28 p.m. Spanish time– just over half an hour before the transfer window closed– that Arsenals agents had actually been at their Madrid head office that night to work out the gamers release clause.
Sources informed ESPN that Atletico were “resigned” to Arsenals actions instead of being upset by them.
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The club had actually understood there might be some late motion in the market, and coach Diego Simeone confessed on Saturday that the club were “anxious” about “bad surprises, which can constantly take place in football,” ahead of due date day.
ESPN reported in August that Atletico were concerned about having to change, or cope without, one of their most significant stars– such as midfielder Partey or goalkeeper Jan Oblak– if a club paid their buyout provision this summer season.
That led to an air of approval at the clubs offices on Monday when the news broke, and a realisation that there was nothing they could do about it.
A year earlier, Atletico had lost Antoine Griezmann, Rodri Hernandez and Lucas Hernandez in similar scenarios.
The distinction in Parteys case is that the departure can be found in the final minutes of the window, although Spanish guidelines provide them an extra month to find a replacement, as long as that gamer originates from within La Liga.
Nonetheless Atletico were unimpressed with Parteys determination to leave a club where he d spent 8 years– being deemed similar to an academy item after joining as a teenager in 2012– in this manner, putting them in a hard position.
Partey burglarized the first string in 2015, and became an essential gamer over the past three seasons, however remained one of the worst-paid members of the first-team squad, despite being among the finest performers.
