Thomas gets Arsenal party started & 5 other positives of the week

🔴 Arsenal sign Thomas Partey

• The Gunners triggered the midfielder's release clause.
• Thomas signed a four-year contract worth £250,000-a-week.
• And the Gunners faithful started partying after the (literally) last-hour move as the club was tracking Thomas for six years.

🔴 Stan Kroenke finally invests into Arsenal

• Arsenal paid £45m for Partey.
• The money came directly from Kroenke as they decided to back Mikel Arteta in the market.
• This is the first time we see the owner spend his own money for the benefit of the club.

🔴 Ozil saves Gunnersaurus from extinction

• Arsenal decided to lay off the iconic mascot.
• It was seen as the ultimate example of penny-pinching by fans.
• And Mesut Ozil came to the rescue as he offered to pay his wages.

🔴 Bukayo Saka makes England debut

• The Arsenal wonderkid earned his first senior international cap, featuring in the friendly vs Wales.
• He started the game and was replaced by Ainsley Maitland-Niles in the second half.
• Bukayo spoke of his excitement and happiness to play for England after the game.

🔴 Arsene believes Arsenal can fight for EPL title

• The legendary manager backs Mikel Arteta's work at Arsenal.
• Wenger insists Arsenal do not have significant weaknesses and have improved their squad.
• And the Gunners can be dark horses for the Premier League title, he reckons.

🔴 Ozil stands in solidarity with Nigerians

• People in the African nation suffer from police brutality and are demanding the Nigerian government to scrap SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad).
• And Mesut joined the likes of Ian Wright, Alex Iwobi and Marcus Rashford in protest against SARS.
• This is another example of Ozil lending his voice in support of human rights movements.

Hero of the week: Jack Wilshere

• The injury-prone midfielder left West Ham by mutual consent.
• The ex-Gunner could have sat on his £100,000-per-week deal for another year but he put football above money.
• Jack will now try to find a team where he can play football again—he's been fit since February.