Country: England
@Furious is correct. It wasn’t a case of wanting Auoar more, it was just an uncharacteristically methodical approach that Edu and Arteta took.
They knew Partey’s release clause so basically put it to one side and saw if it was possible to get Aouar on a structured deal ala Pepe. The idea was always to get both but Aulus basically laughed off Edu and Juninho’s initial talks as amateur. When it fell apart, they stuck to the plan and activated Partey’s clause.
You guys can read more about the Partey transfer and our summer in general here. Excellent read.
How Arsenal ‘went big’ to sign Partey in a deal two years in the making
https://theathletic.com/2116973/202...-arsenal-atletico/?source=user_shared_article
They knew Partey’s release clause so basically put it to one side and saw if it was possible to get Aouar on a structured deal ala Pepe. The idea was always to get both but Aulus basically laughed off Edu and Juninho’s initial talks as amateur. When it fell apart, they stuck to the plan and activated Partey’s clause.
You guys can read more about the Partey transfer and our summer in general here. Excellent read.
How Arsenal ‘went big’ to sign Partey in a deal two years in the making
https://theathletic.com/2116973/202...-arsenal-atletico/?source=user_shared_article