According to BBC Sport, Arsenal are set to sign Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulo for £16m this summer.
The Gunners’ Head of Recruitment Sven Mislintat has planned a summer overhaul of the backline and could make Sokratis one of many defensive additions in the coming weeks, with Juventus right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner expected to be confirmed soon.
Arsenal’s defence was greatly exposed last season, conceding 51 goals in 38 Premier League games, as Arsene Wenger’s final season in charge saw them finish sixth in the top flight. To make matter worse, the Londoners will be without two leaders at the start of next season.