Arteta wants Partey to stay at Arsenal and makes more goals a transfer priority

‘We need a goal threat and we need the firepower,’ he says.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (left) consoles player Thomas Partey after the final whistle in the UEFA Champions League semi-final, second leg at the Parc des Princes.

Mikel Arteta has said he would like Thomas Partey to stay at Arsenal but admitted his squad needs more “firepower” to win trophies.

Talks are understood to have begun with Partey’s representatives over extending his contract beyond this season. The Ghana midfielder has been one of Arsenal’s best players as they finished as Premier League runners-up for a third season in succession. Arteta has won only the 2020 FA Cup during his five seasons in charge.