Arsenal are reportedly on the cusp of announcing the arrival of Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Borussia Dortmund.
The Greece international has been linked with the Gunners since the close of the campaign and it now appears that the move is on the verge of completion.
According to PA Sport, via Sport360, the north London side have agreed on a package worth £17.7m for the former Werder Bremen and the deal is likely to be confirmed in the upcoming week.
Sokratis is likely to become the Gunners’ third recruit of the transfer window after Stephan Lichtsteiner and Bernd Leno and they are expected to be further signings with Lucas Torreira potentially the next to join the club.
The north London side are deemed to be in discussions with Sampdoria regarding the Uruguay international and they remain in pole position to acquire his signature once he returns from the summer World Cup in Russia.
Meanwhile, there is likely to be at least a couple of departures during the ongoing transfer window with the futures of both Joel Campbell and David Ospina presently under question.
Campbell has never really settled with the Gunners since his move from Saprissa in 2011 and after numerous loan spells away from the Emirates, he appears set to part ways with the club.
On the other hand, Ospina has largely played deputy to Petr Cech during his time in the English capital and he now seems certain to secure a fresh challenge after the summer arrival of Leno.
Cech was previously associated with a probable exit with Napoli but he has now clarified his desire to fight for his position under manager Unai Emery.
