In a matter of hour before the transfer window was supposed to close, Arsenal activated his release clause with La Liga and within a flash the deal was struck with Arsenal depositing funds with La Liga, completed his medicals in Madrid and finalizing personal terms on a four year contract with the option for a further 12 months.
Partey becomes Arsenal's seventh signing of the summer, with the signing of Cedric Soares and Pablo Mari who was on Loan, extended the loan deal for Dani Ceballos from Real Madrid for a second year and the signing of Alex Runarsson from Dijon on a four-year deal.club having already signed Willian on a free transfer from Chelsea and also Gabriel for a fee of £27m from Lille.
Arsenal moved to secure the deal to get Thomas Partey despite the last minute nature of the deal they were able to complete the deal one hour to the transfer deadline date and didn't have to submit a deal sheet to the Premier League for a two hour extension.
The deal was completed without the knowledge of Atletico Madrid which speculations have it that they seem furious about it and it might affect any future dealings with Arsenal. Atletico Madrid was in no position to do anything about the move since the release clause was paid to La Liga because that's how transfers work in La Liga.
Mikel Arteta said "We have been watching Thomas for a while, so we're now delighted to add such a high quality player to our squad.
"He is a dynamic midfielder with great energy.He brings a lot of experience from a top club that has competed at the highest level in La Liga and in Champions League for several years.
"We're very impressed with his attitude and his approach to the game He's an intelligent footballer and we're looking forward to him integrating into our system and contributing to the progress we're building at the moment at the club.
