{"id":546409,"date":"2020-03-20T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T15:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=546409"},"modified":"2020-03-20T11:54:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T15:54:05","slug":"report-manchester-united-suffer-blow-in-thomas-partey-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/03\/20\/report-manchester-united-suffer-blow-in-thomas-partey-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Manchester United Suffer Blow in Thomas Partey Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> have suffered a blow in their <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/529f49ab\/Thomas-Partey?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Partey<\/a> chase, with Atletico Madrid looking to extend his contract, according to Ruben Uria of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/news\/atletico-madrid-aiming-to-raise-partey-release-clause-to\/1s76nk9ybwwsk191zt9svsdxbb\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>REPORT: Manchester United Suffer Blow in Thomas Partey Chase<\/h2>\n<h3>Attracting a lot of Interest<\/h3>\n<p>Partey has attracted a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-8131059\/Atletico-Madrid-want-new-Thomas-Partey-deal-amid-Arsenal-Manchester-United-contract.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interest<\/a> from many European sides, with United being one of them. The Ghanaian has impressed greatly in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/la-liga\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Liga<\/a> this season, being one of Atletico\u2019s best players. His tackling, dribbling, and interceptions have been stellar this season, as well as his long shots helping him to three goals from defensive midfield this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>While many clubs have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/soccer-transfers\/story\/4073667\/transfer-talk-arsenal-to-make-45m-move-for-atletico-madrids-partey\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interested<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League<\/a> teams, Manchester United are near the front of the race. With <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/65cb97b8\/Ole-Gunnar-Solskjaer?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a>\u2019s rebuild focused on a lot of youth, Partey fits into that perfectly. The 26-year-old, while having some experience, is yet to reach his peak, and has many years of top-class football ahead.<\/p>\n<h3>Why United Want him<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"7LN85bFQRmVBd0gPRjJ08A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1169407849\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'7LN85bFQRmVBd0gPRjJ08A',sig:'-2pGmcjUODdTYElHeImUAl9U22ckcj1D5Qy-VaXyXYc=',w:'594px',h:'334px',items:'1169407849',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Partey would be a great fit at Manchester United. The 26-year-old could slot into defensive midfield there, with the Red Devils lacking a player of that position. He would become an integral part of their already promising midfield, with <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=507c7bdf,9227838e&amp;search=Bruno+Fernandes&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruno Fernandes<\/a> among the great quality there.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Have Suffered a Blow in Thomas Partey Chase as Atletico Want him to Sign a New Contract<\/h3>\n<p>The latest development in the uncertainty of Partey\u2019s future is a credit to Atletico, with the Spanish Giants currently working on extending the midfielder\u2019s contract. At present, it runs until 2023, but the Red and Whites want him to put pen to paper over a new deal which could see him commit his future to the club until 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, it would more than double his release clause, from just \u00a343 million to \u00a3100 million. This could make many clubs look elsewhere, with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/03\/20\/report-manchester-united-prepared-to-sell-paul-pogba\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United reportedly valuing<\/a> their <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/867239d3\/Paul-Pogba?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Pogba<\/a> at a similar price.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"WUpzP3qjQoldZECg8J-Qkw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1202986541\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'WUpzP3qjQoldZECg8J-Qkw',sig:'zEl2Zz6FVs1urVvsBsn1sSegYMymFmlIKoW76wBE3-U=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1202986541',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have suffered a blow in their chase for Thomas Partey, with Atletico Madrid reportedly offering the Ghanaian a new contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3312,"featured_media":546472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,378,6,30,3,28],"tags":[4063,210,3473,142,36,3197,140,40,3276,136],"class_list":["post-546409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-champions-league","category-la-liga","category-news","category-premier-league","category-transfers","tag-2019-20-premier-league","tag-atletico-madrid","tag-bruno-fernandes","tag-la-liga","tag-manchester-united","tag-ole-gunnar-solskjaer","tag-paul-pogba","tag-premier-league","tag-thomas-partey","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Sean Wilson","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3312"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}