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Plenty of Arsenal news doing the rounds today (13th January 2021) so I've done a quick thread to keep you guys up to date just in case you missed any Arsenal news today.
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Arteta on Thomas Partey: “I think he’s got a different presence – he brings something different to the team. It’s not just about his talent or physicality, it’s who he is as a person. He makes players better around him and that’s a big, big quality. ( @guardian)
Arteta on Thomas Partey: “It’s incredible that we are in January, we signed him in October and we have only played him [a handful of times]. We haven’t really seen the impact he could have on the team. I think it’s going to be a big bonus if we can keep him fit.” ( @guardian)
![Arteta on Thomas Partey: “It’s incredible that we are in January, we signed him in October and we have only played him [a handful of times]. We haven’t really seen the impact he could have on the team. I think it’s going to be a big bonus if we can keep him fit.” ( @guardian)](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErpjnAlXYAIzPc9.jpg "Arteta on Thomas Partey: “It’s incredible that we are in January, we signed him in October and we have only played him [a handful of times]. We haven’t really seen the impact he could have on the team. I think it’s going to be a big bonus if we can keep him fit.” ( @guardian)")
Arteta on Thomas Partey: “Thomas was so willing for months to join Arsenal. He really wants to be a part of it and knows how much he can help. Then he had to deal with the injuries, with the lockdown and moving into a new place, and that’s been tough for him." ( @guardian)
Roy Hodgson on Arsenal: "They are still one of the top teams in the country. They’re doing everything well - defending well, not letting lots of goals in, but look at the quality of attacking players they have. You’re talking about people at the highest European level." ( @CPFC)
Rob Holding: “We signed two centre-halves over the summer and I was thinking, ‘am I even going to be involved in this?’. At 25, I have to focus on playing. I spoke to the manager and said there was a loan opportunity that had come up, that I needed football. I needed to play."
Holding: “It was all agreed, and the club thought it would be the best move for me, but in the week before the Community Shield against Liverpool, [head coach Mikel Arteta] pulled me aside and said he wanted to check that I was focused for the weekend because I was needed."
![Holding: “It was all agreed, and the club thought it would be the best move for me, but in the week before the Community Shield against Liverpool, [head coach Mikel Arteta] pulled me aside and said he wanted to check that I was focused for the weekend because I was needed."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Erpk336XYAIr-gy.jpg "Holding: “It was all agreed, and the club thought it would be the best move for me, but in the week before the Community Shield against Liverpool, [head coach Mikel Arteta] pulled me aside and said he wanted to check that I was focused for the weekend because I was needed.\"")
Rob Holding: "I told him [Arteta] that, wherever I am, I will always play my hardest and put 100 per cent in." ( @guardian)
![Rob Holding: "I told him [Arteta] that, wherever I am, I will always play my hardest and put 100 per cent in." ( @guardian)](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Erpk2H1XUAEkCeJ.jpg "Rob Holding: \"I told him [Arteta] that, wherever I am, I will always play my hardest and put 100 per cent in.\" ( @guardian)")
Holding: “I played the game, we did well, we won, and then on the Monday, he called me into his office. He said it made no sense to let me go if my end goal was to play here. He was saying I was going to play, that it was my shirt to lose. That was the confidence he put in me."
Rob Holding: 'The amount of times me and Mustafi discuss the things that happen in the games while we're eating, how he saw it from the bench maybe or when he was playing and I was on the bench, and just sort of helping each other out that way.
Asked about his lack of goals, Aubameyang said: "From the beginning of this season I was struggling a lot but I think this is part of football. We gave a lot at the end of the season to win the FA Cup & to qualify for the Europa League. It was really important for the club."
Aubameyang on his form: "Sometimes you have ups and downs and you have to manage as best you can. I tried my best and until now it was not the best performance from me. I'm still positive. I think I can turn this around." ( @SkySports)
Aubameyang on Arsenal's form: "At the moment we are playing well and we have to follow this way. If we win the couple of games that are coming we can turn around the situation. We are not so far from the top six so this is the moment to be back in the competition." ( @SkySports)
Unai Emery on his first season at Arsenal: “We achieved the Europa League final, we were at the last moment with the possibility to be in the top four. We recovered a lot of confidence for the club. I think we finished well that season." ( @ChrisWheatley_)
"I'm very grateful to the owners, the club, the supporters, the players, the workers in Colney. The first year for me was a very good performance for us. it was a positive experience and I’m grateful to Arsenal for the opportunity." ( @ChrisWheatley_)
Emery: “This is football. Now I want the best for Arsenal and Mikel Arteta, the supporters and everyone at the club.” ( @ChrisWheatley_)
Emery on Bukayo Saka: "He’s a very good player. He’s progressing as a very important player and he is a very humble person. Bukayo was amazing as a person and a player. You could tell he’s a very intelligent, smart kid too.” ( @ChrisWheatley_)
Emery on Özil: “I follow every Arsenal match but I don’t know what the problems are with the team or the players. I can only speak about Mesut Özil when I was with him there and I tried to achieve the best performances with him.” ( @ChrisWheatley_)
There is a lot more juicy insight regarding Unai Emery's reign at Arsenal, thanks to this fantastic interview done by @ChrisWheatley_ . Please check it out https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/exclusive-unai-emery-arsenal-ozil-19615630
Valencia are interested in signing Lucas Torreira on loan and have spoken to Arsenal technical director Edu over a deal. Sevilla are also highly interested in Torreira. ( @diarioas)
Folarin Balogun has received more than 15 bids as a free agent for next summer. His contract situation with Arsenal is stalling, still complicated because he wants to play. ( @FabrizioRomano)
Fenerbahce Sporting Director Emre Belözoğlu: “Mesut Özil is closer to Fenerbahçe than ever before. I would be very pleased that Fenerbahçe had such a player especially during our time. We had a meeting with him and his agent."
Mesut Özil is willing to leave some money on the table to secure a move away from Arsenal in the January transfer window and resume his football career elsewhere, @David_Ornstein can reveal. ( @TheAthleticUK)
Özil is scheduled to earn around £7 million between now and the end of his contract in June, but negotiations are taking place between the club and the player’s camp about an early termination. ( @TheAthleticUK)
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