Thomas Partey insists he's up to the challenge as Arsenal bid to strengthen their midfield.
Partey's injury problems meant he struggled to hold down his place alongside Declan Rice.
And the Gunners are reportedly looking at bringing in newcomers.
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Partey told the Hayters YouTube channel: “We have a lot of players in that [central] position. Jorgi(nho) is playing good, I’m playing good, Dec is there, (Martin) Odegaard also.
"And I think we also have other players that can come in and show the difference.
“We have to compete against each other. And at the end of the day, it’s the Mister [Arteta] that decides. With this competition, the team can get to the higher level that we want to be.
“I think this will help the team. When there is more competition in the team, the level of the team gets higher and we have to maintain that intensity, that level.”
Emile Smith Rowe is edging closer to a £30million-plus switch to Fulham.
The Arsenal academy product, 23, has won three England caps but injuries and fierce competition for a midfield place has slowed down his Prem progress.
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His Gunners' contract runs until 2026 but he managed just 475 minutes of football last season.
And as talks with the Cottagers continue, Arsenal are preparing for his exit.
The Londoner's transfer could eventually be worth £35m.
Arsenal supporters have pulled out all the stops to bring Riccardo Calafiori to the Emirates after composing an elite chant before his transfer is even complete.
Calafiori is set to join the Gunners for a fee expected to be worth a combined £42.1million.
Arsenal fans used the chorus of Dean Martin's 1953 iconic hit 'That's Amore', and it goes the tune of:
When he plays at the back, he will stop your attack. Calafiori.
[Repeat] Calafiori. He chose red over blue, plays for Mik and Edu. Calafiori.
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Arsenal fans make 'ELITE' Calafiori chant before transfer for Italy star has been completed
Arsenal and Manchester United will go head-to-head in a blockbuster pre-season clash in the US.
The friendly will take place on Saturday at the SoFi Stadium in California.
Kick-off will be at 1am Sunday morning in the UK, which means 5pm local time.
Altay Bayindir, Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho, Kobbie Mainoo, Lisandro Martinez, Facundo Pellistri and Luke Shaw are still on leave after their international exploits.
Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz have linked up with Mikel Arteta's squad, while Declan Rice, Aaron Ramsdale, Bukayo Saka, David Raya and William Saliba will not feature.
Ex-Arsenal flop Yaya Sanogo revealed he almost quit football after a medical misdiagnosis threatened to wreck his career.
All the details of the contract were tied up. It was during the Covid time, after I’d had three seasons with Toulouse.
I went to Middlesbrough for my medical, and they claimed to have seen a problem with my shoulder that needed an operation and three months of rehab.
So bang went my contract. It was a serious matter, and tough for me. I went to see a shoulder specialist back in France. They told me I had no problems, and said the club had got it wrong.
It halted my progress, as other clubs thought that I was injured, and the media wrote that I had failed my medical.
So the clubs that had shown interest in me believed these reports, and it brought my career to a complete halt. I was 27 at the time. I thought of quitting. I sometimes thought my career was dead.
