Arsenal set conditions for the sale of a key midfielder, as Mikel Arteta continues unexpected revolution: report

Arsenal have laid out the terms of what it will take for one of their key midfielders to depart the club this summer, as Mikel Arteta’s ruthless streak continues.

The Basque boss has completely revolutionised the Gunners since stepping into the hot seat four years ago – but not without the coldness to make key decisions without sentiment. David Raya has been brought in this summer to compete with Aaron Ramsdale, while Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu look like they’re not key cogs in the machine anymore: a far cry from just two years ago, where all three were vital.

Arteta’s remorselessness may well continue, too, with a price tag put on the head of a star who has been one of his midfield generals from almost the start of his reign.

According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal have rebuffed an offer from the Saudi Pro League for Thomas Partey – but rather than relaying that the Ghanaian is simply not for sale, the Gunners have communicated a price that they would accept.