Thomas Partey is reaching his full potentials at Arsenal – Jay Jay Okocha

Nigeria legend Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has acknowledged that Ghana international Thomas Partey is having a very solid season at Arsenal, stressing that he has finally been able to reach his full potential.

Partey is one of the most dependable central midfielders in La Liga during his time with Atletico Madrid but took time to adapt to the demands of the Premier League and was frequently on the sidelines due to injury.

The 29-year-old who joined Arsenal in 2020 after his £50 million buyout clause was activated by the Gunners has finally started to live up to the hype with two goals in 17 Premier League appearances while commanding affairs in the Gunners’ midfield.

Notorious for entertaining fans with his mesmerizing displays on the pitch, Okocha is globally regarded as one of the greatest dribblers of all time, shares positive reviews about the Black Stars assistant captain.

“No, I don’t think he is underestimated. He’s always been injured, but this season he’s finally able to reach his full potential,” the 49-year-old told Wettfreunde.

“Manchester City is surprisingly losing a lot of games this season for its standards. Arsenal is consistently good, I assume the defeat at Everton was just a slip-up recently.

“I trust Arsenal to become champions, but for that, he has to do well in both duels against Man City,” Okocha added.

Okocha also believes Arsenal have a good chance to win the Premier League this season if they get positive results in their two games against Manchester City which currently faces a possible point deduction due to a financial fair play breach.

Mikel Arteta’s team are five points above second-placed Manchester City and will hope to return to winning ways when they welcome Frank Onyeka’s Brentford to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, February 11.