Arsenal fans clash with their mixed reactions over possible signing of Sokratis Papastathopoulos

Reports that Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos has prompted a mixed reaction from supporters on social media. The Greece international will be out of contract in 2019 and it is believed that he could be out at the end of the season as he has been linked with moves to Manchester United, Chelsea, Juventus and several other European clubs. According to reports the 29-year-old can be reunited with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The head of recruitment Sven Mislintat is also in ‘close contact’ with the defender’s agent Konstantinos Farras over a move likely to be in the region €20m. Mislintat is looking to bring in three players this summer to improve the spine of the team, with a goalkeeper, centre-back and central midfielder his primary targets. But are the Gunners’ fans happy with Papastathopoulos possible arrival? Here’re some mixed tweets from Arsenal supporters. https://twitter.com/fahimages/status/1000764979044274176 https://twitter.com/SwedishMononoke/status/1001037875776053248 https://twitter.com/AFCCB1079/status/1001036581115965440 https://twitter.com/HandofEmery/status/1000824801500565505 https://twitter.com/projectksl/status/1001037371196899328 https://twitter.com/olliemillar92/status/1001037876371558401

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