Ghana confirms its stripes to Thomas Partey

Thomas Partey keep taking gallons both in the Atlético de Madrid as in your selection. The Ghanaian is becoming more and more important in the rojiblanco team and also with the national team of his country, which has as its next appointments the Africa Cup of 2021 and the qualification for the 2022 World Cup.

This Monday it was known that the mattress player has been confirmed as the second captain of Ghana, although there were options that he would be first. Because there were doubts as to what Andre Ayew will continue to be the bearer of the bracelet of the African team with the arrival of Charles Akunnor to the bench.

But the new coach of the Black Eagles has decided that the Swansea footballer remains captain, given his seniority and the fact that he is the player with the most caps, so Thomas will be your squire in these functions. The third captain will be the goalkeeper Richard Ofori.

It should be noted that since 2018, Thomas Partey has been captain of Ghana on occasion, when those who preceded him were not in the position.

YOUR SITUATION AT THE ATHLETIC

Regarding your situation in the Athletic, nothing has changed compared to weeks ago. The midfielder has not yet accepted the proposal made by the mattress entity months ago, since he understands that it does not correspond to his relevance on the pitch and in the squad.

Atlético will not move a tab now (They did tell him that, in case of renewal, they would review his contract at the end of the next course, once the situation caused by the coronavirus has been overcome) despite the interest shown by important European teams, such as the Arsenal.

The Gunners have been pursuing his signing for a long time, but they cannot now reach the 50 million euros that appear in their termination clause, an amount to which Atlético refers to leave the Metropolitano. The English are even considering transferring half a dozen footballers to be able to sign the Ghanaian. In the last hours, from Italy it is pointed out that the Inter de Milan

He is also now contemplating his hiring, with Perisic as a candidate to enter the operation.