It took less than a week for Konstantinos Mavropanos to change the mind of Arsene Wenger.
When the Greek defender arrived at Arsenal in January 2018, signed by then head of recruitment Sven Mislintat, Wenger’s plan was to immediately send him back out on loan.
The Frenchman had stated that Mavropanos was “not ready to play” following his £1.8 million ($2.3m) move from PAS Giannina – but just a matter of days later, that stance had changed dramatically.
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“I want to keep him until May,” said Wenger. “The first signs he has shown in training are so encouraging that I have decided to keep him.