Premier League side, Arsenal are leading the race to sign Ghanaian midfielder, Thomas Partey, Footballghana.com can confirm.

The 27-year-old has made the headlines following his impressive display against Liverpool in the Champions League at Anfield.

The Gunners has tabled €50 million as Footballghana.com reported yesterday.

Despite Inter Milan and AS Roma joining the race for Partey's signature, Arsenal are in a good position to land the defensive midfielder this summer.

While the Gunners have Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi on their books, the defensive midfield role has been a problem position for many years, the vast majority of Arsenal fans still believing that they’ve never come close to replacing club legend and former skipper Patrick Vieira.

Partey would certainly be a major upgrade as new boss Mikel Arteta continues his rebuilding job having taken over in December.

Partey has played 35 times for Atletico this season and his willingness to put a boot in shows up in his yellow card count which currently stands at 13. Ten of those have come in La Liga.

The talented midfield kingpin, who enjoyed previous spells in Spain with Mallorca and Almeria, has also scored three times for the Madrid outfit.

Partey has also been linked to Manchester United.