Thomas Partey hints at return from injury for Arsenal ‘soon’

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has hinted he could be back in action “soon”.

The Ghanaian international limped off with a thigh injury during last month’s 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace, sparking fears the 28-year-old would not feature again this season.

In his absence, Mohamed Elneny has stepped up but few would doubt having a player of Partey’s quality available for the run-in would be a huge boost to Arsenal’s Champions League hopes.

While a return date is unclear, manager Mikel Arteta did recently reveal the former Atletico Madrid star was “progressing” and Partey dropped a social media hint in regards to his current fitness.

Arsenal’s official Twitter account posted a clip of Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhaes combining for what proved to be the winner of Sunday’s crunch Premier League meeting with West Ham.

In response, Partey said “Tom X Tom [Takehiro Tomiyasu] soon”.