New Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey could be the signing that turns them back into title contenders, says the man who watched him for the club over the course of six years.
Francis Cagigao left Arsenal this September before Partey arrived – departing as head of global scouting via mutual consent after 24 years.
'He is a player that we pursued for a long time and strongly recommended over the last few years,' he says of Arsenal's £45million midfielder who will debut on Saturday against Manchester City.
Arsenal's head of global scouting Francis Cagigao left the club in September after 24 years
One of Cagigao's final recommendations was newly-signed midfielder Thomas Partey
'I first watched him about six years ago playing for Almeria on loan from Atletico Madrid and he was more box-to-box, attacking even.