Premier League side Arsenal are ready to sell Thomas Partey in January.
ESPN says the Gunners need a major sale to fund the signing plans of manager Mike Arteta.
And with Juventus watching, Partey is set to be the player to be sacrificed.
Arteta wants a new striker and midfielder added to his squad in January.
But Arsenal must sell first and Partey is set to be cashed in next month.
Arsenal Football club maintain their lead on the English Premier League table with a superb 2-1 win over visiting Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Emirate on Saturday afternoon.
After a late victory away to Brentford the Gunners followed up by a superb six-goal thrashing of RC Lens, four days after, Arsenal are now four points clear atop the Premier League with another on matchday 13.
Arsenal banked a fifth win in a row, leaving Wolves lodged in mid-table. Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard scored early before a low-key second half was livened up by a Matheus Cunha strike five minutes from time.
The Gunners will travel to newly promoted Luton Town next weekend to try and secure another maximum points at Kenilworth Road.
Burnley at the Turf Moor humiliated visiting Sheffield Ubited 5-0 courtesy of goals from Jay Rogdriguez, Jacob Larsen, zekki Admouni, Luka Koleosho and Josh Brownhill.
Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday were promoted last season with a significant superiority against the rest, however, after 13 rounds, there is only one point between them, occupying 20th and 18th place in the Premier League, undoubtedly worrying numbers for both.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta knows they’ll face a battle against Wolves.
Arteta is aware Wolves will defend deep and in numbers.
He said, “They’re very prepared. They have a lot of quality over there. It’s not a coincidence what they’re doing.
“They perform really well against the top sides and that says a lot about the coaching staff, what Gary (O’Neil) is doing, the way they have prepared and how they control opponents – difficult opponents – especially when they play at home. We’re going to have to try to break them down tomorrow.
“Giving players tools, ideas and understanding the game we want to play. Then, as I mentioned before, it’s about the efficiency we show in the last part of the pitch which dictates the outcome of the game. The other night we were very efficient on that.”
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has not been impressed by Arsenal’s forwards this season.
The Gunners are in pole position in the Premier League after beating Brentford at the weekend.
Manchester City drawing against Liverpool ensured the Gunners ended the matchday on top.
However, Carragher stated on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports: “We are only a third of the way through the season but if this is the Arsenal we are going to see this season I don’t think they can win the league.
“So many games are going to the wire and sometimes they can go against you. Those 1-0 wins could easily be 1-0 defeats. There isn’t the same pace and fluidity, creating chances and I don’t think it is anything tactical.
“I am still seeing the same things from Arsenal. I just think individually the attacking players have been average whereas they were on fire last season.
“Martinelli, Saka, Jesus and Odegaard, who was up there with Kevin De Bruyne last season. I know he (Odegaard) has had some injury problems but the stats aren’t great.”
Premier League giants Arsenal are preparing to offload Thomas Partey in January.
The Gunners are eager to continue their squad revamp for manager Mikel Arteta.
One of the areas where they have invested recently is midfield, with Declan Rice coming in from West Ham.
Per ESPN, Partey is set to leave in January, given his fitness issues in recent months.
The club may then use those funds to sign another midfielder or a centre forward.
Brentford’s Ivan Toney is a key midseason target, but he is also wanted by Manchester United and Chelsea.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he wants Takehiro Tomiyasu to stay.
The Japan defender is a January target for Bayern Munich.
Arteta said today: “I really want him to stay.
“I value the player a lot. He’s loved and respected by everybody at the club. He’s at the level we need to make an impact on the team.
“He’s going to be with us.”
Arsenal wonderkid Chido Obi-Martin is being linked with the England national team.
The teenager is only 15 but is already seen as a future first-team superstar at club level.
Per The Mail, Obi-Martin is wanted by England, even though he has played for Denmark at youth level.
He is also eligible for Nigeria through his father, giving him many options for senior international football.
The FA are assessing how they can approach the situation, as Obi-Martin near his 16th birthday.
The 6ft 2in youngster was impressive in a 14-3 win over a Liverpool youth side, with Obi-Martin scoring ten times.
Serie A club Juventus have met with Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey.
Foot Mercato says Juve officials have met with Partey and his agents ahead of the January market.
Juve see Partey as a replacement for Paul Pogba. The Frenchman is facing a lengthy doping ban.
There is a belief Arsenal are willing to part with Partey given his injury problems and the arrival this past summer of Declan Rice.
Partey is also open to a departure after exploring the prospect before the start of the season.
Arsenal moved level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City courtesy of a hard-fought 3-1 victory over beleaguered Burnley.
The Gunners had struggled to break down a disciplined Clarets side for much of the first half but broke the visitors’ resistance on the stroke of half-time when Leandro Trossard bravely nodded in at the far post for Arsenal’s 1,000th goal at Emirates Stadium.
Oleksandr Zinchenko completed the scoring with an acrobatic finish into the top corner after Dara O’Shea had inadvertently steered another Trossard corner onto the crossbar.
Arsenal finished the game with 10 men after second-half substitute Fabio Vieira was shown a straight red card for a studs-up challenge on Brownhill, but the Gunners held on comfortably.
Burnley stay in the relegation zone while Arsenal trail league leaders City on goal difference – although Pep Guardiola’s team can restore their three-point lead with victory at Chelsea on Sunday.
Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey is ready to leave Arsenal in January.
TMW says Partey has informed Gunners management he wants to depart over the New Year.
Juventus have been alerted and are in touch with Partey’s minders.
However, the midfielder wants to wait for other suitors to come forward as he would favour remaining in England.
Interest from Saudi Arabia and Al-Ahli has also arrived after a failed attempt last summer.