Arsenal are close to signing Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Borussia Dortmund after agreeing a fee of 20m (£17.7m) for the Greece defender. The 31-year-old, who has won 79 caps for his country, was identified as one of new Arsenal manager Unai Emery’s prime transfer targets after the Spaniard took over from Arsène Wenger. Negotiations with Dortmund have been ongoing for several weeks, with Papastathopoulos now expected to complete his move to the Emirates. Transfer window 2018 – every summer deal from Europe's top five leagues Read more He will become Emery’s third signing after the purchase of German goalkeeper Bernd Leno for £19m and Switzerland full-back Stephan...
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