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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insists Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Teye Partey will spend additional weeks on the sidelines as he seeks to recover from injury.
Arsenal’s £ 45m summer contract has not appeared since a 3-0 loss to Aston Villa, where he was substituted just before half-time after a hit.
The Gunners ‘midfield has been very porous due to the Black Stars’ deputy captain unavailable and his boss says he needs more time to get in shape.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says the midfielder’s injury is “significant”
“We knew it was a major injury. He has done very well and is working very hard, he wants to be available, “Arteta said on Monday about Partey’s injury.
“Hopefully we can get him back soon, but it is an area where we must be careful and we must protect the player.
“I don’t think he will be with us in the next games,” he added.
The tireless midfielder could spend two or three more weeks on the sidelines and could be back before Christmas.
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