Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey was withdrawn from the Ghana squad to face Brazil on Friday amid issues over a potential harm.
The 29-year-old has performed simply 4 occasions for his membership this season, with a thigh drawback limiting his involvement, however he made his return with 78 minutes underneath his belt within the 3-0 win over Brentford simply earlier than the worldwide break.
The fit-again Partey jetted off on worldwide obligation with Ghana and was billed to begin Friday’s assembly with Brazil, solely to be withdrawn from the squad on the final minute.
Native reviews prompt Partey had complained of ache in his knee, prompting his eventual omission from the beginning lineup.
Whereas there was no official replace on Partey’s situation, Purpose journalist Charles Watts had a optimistic message for involved Arsenal followers.
“Excellent news so far as I perceive in terms of Thomas Partey and this harm,” Watts advised his YouTube channel. “It was simply purely completely precaution. Sounds prefer it was a difficulty together with his knee.
“There was a report popping out from Ghana I noticed that it was a difficulty together with his knee that he felt within the warm-up. The choice was taken simply to not threat it.
“Now I’ve spoken to individuals near Thomas Partey at present and so they completely don’t suppose it was something severe in anyway. He’s not going to be coming again to Arsenal, he’s going to stick with Ghana by all accounts.
“They do have one other recreation arising this week, and it doesn’t sound like he’ll play in that.
“Not due to the harm. It might be that the coach goes to make use of that recreation to take a look at a number of the different gamers in his squad forward of the World Cup fairly than the… assured starters.
“So on the entire it sounds comparatively optimistic for Thomas Partey.
“Clearly it’s a fear that he has felt one thing nevertheless it doesn’t sound prefer it’s something that must be conserving him out of the Spurs recreation after the worldwide break.”
