Thomas Partey will leave Arsenal when his contract expires on Monday, with the club set to confirm the midfielder’s exit early next week.
The 32-year-old was in talks over extending his career at the Emirates Stadium but an agreement could not be reached on the terms of a deal.
Although the likely outcome became clear in recent weeks, a final call has now been made.
In April, The Athletic reported that Arsenal and Partey were in talks over a renewal. He has been free to speak to overseas teams since January.
Partey remained an important part of Mikel Arteta’s side during 2024-25, accumulating 52 appearances in all competitions.
Arsenal are reinforcing his area of the field this summer, with a deal for Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi regarded as done. The Athletic has reported Real Sociedad have expressed a preference for the move to be ratified at the start of July for accounting purposes.
Arsenal are also in the process of finalising an agreement with Brentford to sign Christian Norgaard.
Partey moved to Arsenal in October 2020 from Atletico Madrid after his €50million (now £42.7m; $57.3m) release clause was met and has made 167 appearances, scoring nine goals.
Partey joined Atletico in 2012, before he had made his professional debut. He registered188 first-team appearances and scored 16 goals, winning the Europa League in 2018 and finishing as a runner-up in the Champions League in 2016.
Jorginho, 33, was also out of contract at Arsenal this summer and left for Flamengo ahead of the Club World Cup earlier this month.
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