Arsenal are expected to make a second midfield signing this summer with Thomas Partey likely to make way,

 Arsenal are expected to make a second midfield signing this summer with Thomas Partey likely to make way, Daily Express journalist Ryan Taylor has told GIVEMESPORT.

30-year-old Partey has been strongly linked with a move away from the Emirates during the summer window, with Saudi Arabia believed to have made "concrete" approaches for the player, as per Fabrizio Romano.

Despite Southampton suffering relegation from the Premier League, Romeo Lavia's excellent individual displays have led to interest from some of the biggest clubs in English football, most notably, Arsenal and Liverpool.

However, with the North London club recently reaching a "total agreement" with West Ham United for Declan Rice, as per David Ornstein, many were unsure as to whether the Gunners would continue to push for the Belgian midfielder.

One of the main reasons for that is the fact that Partey is still at the club, despite reports suggesting he will depart this summer.

However, if Arsenal were to offload the Ghanian, to Saudi Arabia as alluded to by Romano, or elsewhere for that matter, then that sale would perhaps open the door to another midfield signing - and Taylor believes that incoming player would be Lavia