He Arsenal Londoner announced on Wednesday the termination of the Greek central defender's contract Sokratis
Papastathopoulos, one of the names that has been linked in recent days to Real
Betis as a possible reinforcement for their defense, although for this they should take place before some exits that would lower the salary mass of the Verdiblanco club.
Sokratis by 32 years old, 1.86 meters and 90 times international absolute with the Greece national team, he arrived at Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2018, in exchange for 16 million euros and this season he has not played a single game, since it does not count in Mikel Arteta's plans, like Mesut Ozil, and has only participated in two with the reserve team, as it does not have a completed file with the first team.
Manuel Pellegrini, Real Betis coach, reiterated this Tuesday that “for now neither will anyone come nor will anyone leave if the offer is considered unfair ”, although there may be news until the market closes. The Chilean coach had prioritized the arrival of a central in case there was the possibility of incorporating someone –They should leave before Mandi, who ends contract in June, or Sidnei-, but now there is also the possibility of incorporating a goalkeeper, surely on loan, due to the injuries of Claudio Bravo and Dani Martín.