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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Arsenal has reached an agreement to terminate Sokratis Papastathopoulos\u2019 contract with immediate effect.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old was signed for \u00a317.7 million in 2018.<\/p>\n

Sokratis has not featured at all for the Gunners this season after he was frozen out of the first-team squad by Mikel Arteta.<\/p>\n

His only playing time has been with the club\u2019s Under-21s.<\/p>\n

A statement from Arsenal read: \u201cWorking closely with Sokratis and his team, we have decided to cancel his contract by mutual consent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis gives Papa the freedom to negotiate a contract with a new club and return to action as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Greek defender is the second player whose deal has been terminated six months ahead by Arsenal, after Mesut Ozil.<\/p>\n

Sokratis is attracting interest from Napoli, Genoa, Fenerbahce, Olympiacos and Real Betis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Arsenal has reached an agreement to terminate Sokratis Papastathopoulos\u2019 contract with immediate effect. The 32-year-old was signed for \u00a317.7 million in 2018. Sokratis has not featured at all for the Gunners this season after he was frozen out of the first-team squad by Mikel Arteta. 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