According to Football.London, Arsenal have agreed a £16m deal with Borussia Dortmund for their highly-rated Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos this summer. The experienced centre-back has passed a medical but Kicker report the transfer won’t be confirmed until July.
Dortmund want the deal to go through after the current financial year, meaning Sokratis won’t be announced until July 1 at the earliest. As Greece didn’t make it to the 2018 World Cup this summer, the 30-year-old will be at Arsenal for the first day of pre-season (Monday, July 2).