Thomas Partey Granted Permission To Leave Black Stars Camp

Ghana midfielder, Thomas Partey has been granted permission to travel back to London for further assessment after picking up a suspected knee injury on Friday minutes before the International friendly against Brazil.

The 29-year-old was set to start for the Black Stars but just a few minutes before kick-off, was forced to withdraw and replaced by RCD Mallorca midfielder Baba Idrissu.

According to the report, Thomas Partey  during warm-up suffered a discomfort around the knee and was excused from the game as a precautionary measure.

Thomas Partey has been granted permission to return to Arsenal due to a suspected knee injury.

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Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey will miss Ghana’s second Pre-World Cup friendly against Nicaragua

However, it has now been confirmed that Partey has been permitted to return to his parent club, Arsenal.

Thomas Partey granted permission to fly to London for further assessment

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He has left the Black Stars camp base in Deauville, France to head back to his parent club, Arsenal for further examination on his injury. He is expected to recover quickly for Arsenal’s game against Tottenham Hotspur next weekend in the English Premier League.

The Black Stars will play Nicaragua on Tuesday, September 27 after losing 3-0 to Brazil at Oceane in Le Harve on Friday night.