The 20-year-old playmaker has endured a difficult start to life in Spain, having been recruited as the fourth-most expensive player in the world, but hopes that Atletico will help him progress his game.

Atletico Madrid are reportedly ready to double Thomas Partey's salary to £130,000 a week in order to fend off interest from Arsenal.

The Ghanaian midfielder has been heavily linked with a summer move to the Emirates and has a £43million release clause in his current deal - allowing the Gunners to snap him up on the cheap.

Thomas Partey's agent has dismissed claims made by the player's father, Jacob, that the Atletico Madrid star has entered negotiations to sign for Arsenal.

Thomas Partey's representatives have confirmed that there have been 'no conversations' between the midfielder and Arsenal, after reports linking him to the Gunners. 

Mikel Arteta had identified Partey as a transfer target earlier in the season, with the Gunners boss hoping to convince the board to strike a deal for the 26-year-old when football returns to normality.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The Premier League will make a desperate plea for unity this week amid claims that the bottom six clubs are sabotaging plans to resume the season.

In Saturday's Daily Mail, chief sports writer Martin Samuel considered the growing conflict between top and bottom over restarting the season. Now he responds to reader comments.

Crystal Palace are confident that Roy Hodgson will not be barred from managing on safety grounds amid the coronavirus crisis when the Premier League resumes.

IAN LADYMAN: As English football conjures ever more fanciful ways to conclude an interrupted season, this is the problem. Anyone can get coronavirus, that includes footballers.

SAMI MOKBEL: Wembley is re-emerging as a site to host Premier League games as part of Project Restart. Plans to play out the remaining 92 fixtures at neutral venues were discussed last Friday.

The fate of Project Restart hangs in the balance ahead of Monday's crucial vote as top flight chiefs remain in talks with Government figures on a possible relaunch of the campaign.

The division's 20 clubs are currently locked in talks over the fastest and safest way to resume top flight football and finish the current season but are some distance away from agreeing to plan of action.

United have pledged £10,000 to each site to provide food, clothing, energy, medication, IT equipment and other essentials for vulnerable families.

The Premier League are encouraging clubs to unite in support of Project Restart to ensure the 2019-20 season reaches its natural conclusion on the pitch.

The defender has been training at home since March with the nation lockdown down during the coronavirus outbreak, and now many teams are preparing to return to training with their clubs.

A return so soon without extensive knowledge on the coronavirus has left club medics fearing the worst, with many insisting that it still poses a 'risk of death' despite safety measures already laid out.

Arsenal have already welcomed players back to their training ground for individual training and the rest of the top flight will be ordering stars to social distance when they return to training.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Provided the Government relaxes lockdown rules on Sunday, some clubs were due to return next Monday to commence small group training.

special' to the squad after overcoming a string of injuries and adjusting to life down south. While Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Tierney has the ability to be a 'magnificent' player for Arsenal

Next Monday, the fate of the Premier League season will finally be decided when all 20 clubs vote on plans to press ahead with Project Restart.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: There had been doubt over whether the 72-year-old would be forced to miss the remainder of the season, should it restart, due to Government guidelines.

EXCLUSIVE: Norwich, Aston Villa and Bournemouth have been warned that their best chance of staying up is to vote to restart the season and win games to get out of trouble.

The Premier League's bottom three - Norwich City, Aston Villa and Bournemouth - have been warned that relegation could be imposed on them if they object to Project Restart plans.

Team Kelly came up a winner after The Voice's top 13 artists were revealed on the show Tuesday, with five of its members advancing into the live playoffs.

The 15-year-old singer won the Instant Save on Tuesday on The Voice after her coach Gwen Stefani, 50, said she was like 'our little girl' with boyfriend Blake Shelton, 43.

The 44-year-old Los Angeles native gave a heartbreaking performance on Tuesday's episode of The Voice, but was sent home by Instant Save voters as the field narrowed to the top 10.

The 52-year-old actress and comedienne revealed herself to be the voice behind the Tree on Tuesday's episode of The Masked Singer, surprising all of the judges but one.

Hawaiian singer Thunderstorm Artis scored a four-chair turn on Monday's episode of The Voice wowing the coaches with his moving rendition of Blackbird by the Beatles.

The 37-year-old coach cried when she heard one of her singers perform her heartbreaking hit Piece By Piece as the Knockout Rounds started Monday on The Voice.

Before becoming the longtime announcer of the long-running syndicated program in 1994, he was a prominent radio host in the 1960s throughout the 1980s.

ASK THE GP: My hair has been falling out since I had a pacemaker fitted three years ago. I was taking bisoprolol tablets, which I know can cause hair loss, but changing to a different medicine hasn't helped.

Q: For months I've had a sore tongue, and can't eat hot food, citrus fruit or spices. My GP prescribed drops, followed by a mouth gel, for thrush, but neither helped.

DR MARTIN SCURR: Barbara Connor, from South-East London, has a condition called claudication, which causes her problems in her legs.

The Daily Mail's resident doctor answers your health concerns in his weekly column. Today he reveals how bathing in bleach may help relieve eczema symptoms.

ASK THE GP: For four months I have been suffering from an itchy scalp. There are no visible blemishes, but it is very irritating. The chemist suggested using a special shampoo. I am 79.

The Daily Mail's resident doctor answers your health concerns in his weekly column. Today, he addresses gout.

DR MARTIN SCURR: This week, the doctors' trade union GPC England will vote on lobbying the NHS to end home visits. They say GPs no longer have the 'capacity' to carry them out.

ASK THE GP: DR MARTIN SCURR: Oestrogen deficiency reduces collagen in the skin. These changes in menopause can cause excessive dryness and widespread itching.

The Daily Mail's resident doctor Martin Scurr answers your health concerns in his weekly column.

The Daily Mail's resident doctor Martin Scurr answers your health concerns in his column. This week a reader asks if the ringing in their ears is connected to them clenching their teeth.

Seborrhoeic dermatitis is a skin condition in which the scalp becomes red, itchy and flaky. It's very common - occurring in around one in 25 people. It can affect any area of oily skin.

Dry eye disease occurs when the mechanism that maintains a stable 'tear film' (watery fluid) across the surface of the eye is disturbed. Around 5 per cent of the population is affected.

DR MARTIN SCURR: Yet another sign of the impact the Covid-19 crisis has had on us is how much talk there is, even among the public, about the number of ventilators at the NHS's disposal.

DR MARTIN SCURR: Too often in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic the Government has lagged behind other countries.

DR MARTIN SCURR: Only now are care-home staff finally receiving the attention and support they need. Some claim the CQC is guilty of dragging its feet - I'll say.

DR MARTIN SCURR: Any persistent problem can be terribly frustrating but it is not the Barrett's oesophagus (pictured) that is causing your symptoms.

The former Strictly Come Dancing professional, 41, revealed his father Alan was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke on Thursday.

He was snubbed from the line up on last year's Strictly Come Dancing when not paired with a celebrity contestant.

She continued to work alongside Kevin after they called an end to their marriage in 2018.  Yet despite being the picture of professionalism Karen Hauer has admitted she was 'traumatised'.