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Real Betis are now leading the race to sign Sokratis Papastathopoulos with the Arsenal defender set to make a decision on his future shortly, .
Sokratis looks destined to leave the Emirates. He is yet to make an appearance for Mikel Arteta’s side so far this season.
He seems to have been linked with a host of clubs across Europe since the window opened. But perhaps there is now a good chance that he will end up heading to Spain.
, Genoa’s hopes of signing the centre-back have been dealt a blow. It is claimed that Real Betis are now in pole position to sign him.
It is certainly good news for Arsenal that Sokratis is attracting so much interest. , he earns £92,000-a-week.
So it would hand a big boost to Arteta’s January plans if they could move him on this month.
Arsenal have the depth to cope with the £17.7 million man’s departure ().
Pablo Mari and Gabriel Magalhaes are threatening to become really smart signings for the Gunners. And Arteta has a number of other options also available to him if required.
So freeing up almost £100,000-a-week on the wage bill could make a major difference for Arsenal. And it appears that it may be Real Betis who hand the Gunners that boost.