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Arsenal could potentially have Thomas Partey back from injury and back into the fold against Newcastle United on Saturday night. On Friday morning, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta claimed that the midfielder was “very close” to returning to action. Arteta, speaking at his pre-match press conference, said Arsenal would need to get the timing of his return exactly right. Nonetheless, he seemed optimistic about Partey‘s fitness, telling football.london: “Let’s see. We have another session today (Friday). “He’s been out for many, many months now. We need to really nail the timing of when he has enough i…