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Arsenal have completed the signing of Thomas Partey from Atlético de Madrid after paying his buyout clause of 50 million euros (45.3 million pounds sterling).
The 27-year-old Ghanaian midfielder played 35 league games and scored three goals for Diego Simeone’s side, which finished third in La Liga last season.
He played 188 times for Atlético after joining the club in 2011.
Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira, 24, has moved in the opposite direction and joined the La Liga team on loan.
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Arsenal have been linked to Partey throughout the summer transfer period.
Partey won the 2017-18 Europa League and the 2018 Super Cup with Atlético and signed a new contract at the Wanda Metropolitano in 2018, until the end of June 2023.
Arsenal were also interested in Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar, 22, however Aouar told French television on Monday before the deadline that he would definitely remain with the Ligue 1 club.
Torreira, who joined Arsenal from Sampdoria for £ 26m in July 2018 and has made 89 appearances for the Gunners, is moving to Madrid on loan for one season.
Arsenal had already signed Brazilian defender Gabriel Magalhaes for 26 million euros (£ 23.14 million) from Lille, former Chelsea striker Willian on a free transfer and re-signed Dani Ceballos on loan from Real Madrid during the window. Of summer.
French Premier League midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, 21, has secured a loan to Hertha Berlin from the Bundesliga.
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Source: bbc.com
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