The Public Investment Fund are yet to hold any talks with Thomas Partey and there have been no offers from Saudi Arabia, according to a report.
![Saudi Arabia move for Arsenal 31yo played down 1 LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: Thomas Partey of Arsenal warms up prior to the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC at Emirates Stadium on April 23, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)](https://dailycannon.com/static/uploads/2024/04/arsenal-fc-v-chelsea-fc-premier-league-18-1024x692.jpg)
Despite recent reports of interest in Thomas Partey from Saudi Arabia, James Benge of CBS Sports suggests there’s very little to the links so far.
Speaking to the Charles Watts YouTube channel, Benge suggested that Partey currently intends to stay at Arsenal, and he hasn’t held any exit talks.
“From what I understand about Thomas Partey’s situation, he intends to stay for the final year of his contract,” Benge said.
“Everyone talks about Saudi Arabia – there’s been no conversations with PIF so far and no offers from any other Saudi clubs.”
![Saudi Arabia move for Arsenal 31yo played down 2 Arsenal's Ghanaian midfielder #05 Thomas Partey (R) vies with Chelsea's English midfielder #23 Conor Gallagher (C) during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in London on April 23, 2024. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)](https://dailycannon.com/static/uploads/2024/04/fbl-eng-pr-arsenal-chelsea-11-1024x683.jpg)
Fabrizio Romano had recently claimed that there’s been interest in Partey from Saudi Arabia since last summer, though he did add that nothing concrete was happening yet.
At the time, Romano wrote that Saudi clubs were still waiting to learn their summer budgets, and there wouldn’t be any movement on Partey’s case until those budgets are approved.
Yet almost a month later, there have seemingly still not been any negotiations or even informal talks with the midfielder.
![Saudi Arabia move for Arsenal 31yo played down 3 LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 28: Thomas Partey of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium on May 28, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)](https://dailycannon.com/static/uploads/2023/06/arsenal-fc-v-wolverhampton-wanderers-premier-league-9-1024x746.jpg)
Charles Watts previously reported that Arsenal are open to offers for Partey this summer, with the club holding no talks over a contract extension and a growing belief that they’ll try to move him on this window.
Yet Arsenal’s desire to sell Partey has seemingly come into conflict with the player’s own wishes, with Watts reporting that the midfielder wants to stay for the final year of his contract.