• Papastathopoulos set to become Unai Emery’s third signing
Arsenal are close to signing Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Borussia Dortmund after agreeing a fee of €20m (£17.7m) for the Greece defender.
The 30-year-old, who has won 79 caps for his country, was identified as one of Unai Emery’s prime transfer targets after the Spaniard took over from Arsène Wenger as manager. Negotiations with Dortmund have continued for several weeks, with Papastathopoulos now expected to complete his move to the Emirates. He will become Emery’s third signing after the purchase of the German goalkeeper Bernd Leno for £19m from Bayer Leverkusen and the arrival of the 34-year-old Switzerland full-back Stephan Lichtsteiner on a free transfer from Juventus.
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