The 30-year-old's first couple of years in North London were plagued by niggling fitness problems, which he largely managed to banish in 2022-23 to play a key role in Arsenal's title charge.
However, Partey has played just five times for Mikel Arteta's team in the 2023-24 season due to injuries rearing their ugly heads again, as he missed the entirety of September with a groin problem.
After battling back from that affliction, Partey made just one more appearance for the Gunners — coming off the bench in their 1-0 win over Manchester City on October 8 — before it was revealed that he had sustained a significant hamstring problem.
Partey required an operation to treat his most recent injury and was subsequently ruled out until the New Year, missing Arsenal's last 18 games in all tournaments and failing to make the Ghana squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Justifying his decision to snub the ex-Atletico Madrid man, former Black Stars head coach Chris Hughton — who has since been sacked after Ghana failed to make it to the knockout rounds — explained to the media that Partey's injury was the «biggest» that the midfielder had faced in his career.
It has been over three-and-a-half months since the midfielder was last seen in an Arsenal jersey, but the Gunners have teased his imminent return, confirming that he is now back in full training with the group.
Arsenal's selection of training images from Thursday's session showed Partey working with the ball at his feet alongside his teammates, as Arteta's men gear up for next Tuesday's trip to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
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