• Midfielder has denied rape and sexual assault charges

  • Hundreds sign petition urging club to halt transfer

News that the former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey is poised to join Villarreal has upset fans of the club, with hundreds signing a petition urging a halt to what has been described as the “darkest day in the club’s history”.

Partey appeared in a London court on Tuesday, charged with five counts of rape relating to two women, and a charge of sexual assault against a third woman. The alleged offences are said to have taken place in 2021 and 2022 when Partey was playing for Arsenal. Partey’s lawyer has said he denies all the charges.

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