FILE PHOTO: Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey, who has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, walks outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court, in London, Britain,…Credit: ReutersFORMER Arsenal footie star Thomas Partey is set to deny two new rape allegations, a court heard.
The midfielder, 32, was charged last month.
Partey joined Villarreal after being granted conditional bailCredit: Getty
It came after he was against two women and sexual assault on a third.
He was yesterday excused from attending a preliminary hearing over the new charges.
He is accused of twice raping a woman in London on a day in December 2020.
Arabella MacDonald, prosecuting, said: “The complainant came forward after news of Mr Partey’s other matters were widely publicised.”
But his barrister told Westminster JPs that he would plead not guilty.
The ace, now at Spain’s , has already entered not guilty pleas to the other claims, dating to 2021 and 2022.
A Southwark crown court trial is due in November.
The footballer joined from in 2020 in a transfer worth around £45 million, before he left the club in June last year.
He has made more than 50 appearances for Ghana, including at the World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations.
Former Arsenal ace Thomas Partey is accused of twice raping a woman in London on a day in December 2020Credit: Reuters 
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