Atletico Madrid’s Thomas Partey ‘better than Paul Pogba’ – agent

The agent of Thomas Partey claims the Atletico Madrid player is ‘better than Paul Pogba’ and could join Inter with his €50m release clause.

A report in The Ghana Guardian which stated both the Nerazzurri and Manchester City were interested in the Ghanaian international.

“He is like Pogba, he’s a box to box player, but he is better than the Frenchman,” his representative Jose Daniel Jimenez Pozanco told FcInterNews, as cited by our sister site Football Italia.

“That is becausehe does more defensive work. I feel that because he is African, he gets much less media coverage than the Manchester United player.

“I first watched him play in Ghana, I immediately recognized his qualities and thought that if he could improve on a tactical level, he would be one of the best in the world.

“I told him he must listen, learn and remain humble.  A person should always remember where they came from and he has got where he has through hard work. Nobody handed him anything.

“There is no reason why he won’t move to Italy. Inter, like Atleti are a top team.

“He has a €50m release clause and in football anything is possible, just look at Diego Godin leaving to join Inter and Antoine Griezmann possibly on his way to Barcelona.”

A number of players have already confirmed their departures from Los Rojiblancos this summer including Antoine Griezmann, Diego Godin and Lucas Hernandez.

Additionally, both Juanfran Torres and Filipe Luis are out of contract at the club and are likely to leave, while Rodri and Santiago Arias have also been linked with moves away.

Thomas, 25, started just 22 La Liga matches from a possible 38 this season despite steering clear of injuries and suspensions.

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