Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey faces five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault from 2021 to 2022, the Greater London Metropolitan Police announced on Friday.

Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, the Metropolitan Police said on Friday.

Partey, a Ghana international, was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, with the charges relating to three women and the offences reported to have taken place between 2021 and 2022, the statement said. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here.

Japan defender Takehiro Tomiyasu is leaving Arsenal by mutual agreement after playing only six minutes last season due to a knee injury, the club said on Friday.

Takehiro Tomiyasu will leave Arsenal after four years at the club. Getty Arsenal have announced the termination of defender Takehiro Tomiyasu's contract at the club. The Japan international leaves the club after an injury-hit four years in north London,