So much excitement greeted Thomas Partey's arrival at Arsenal, but to say he has lived up to the lofty expectations predicted of him at Emirates would be generous.
The Gunners parted ways with £45million man to lure him to North London from Atletico Madrid on deadline day in October of 2020. A supremely gifted midfielder, Partey had plenty of admirers across the continent but it was Arsenal who got the deal done.
Talk of Arsenal being nailed-on top four favourites soon followed as a result of his signing, but things didn't exactly go to plan. The main issue is the Ghanaian has struggled to get a regular run of games under his belt due to persistent injury problems.