Sokratis Papastathopoulos

[Stannis]

i have heard some Arsenal fans loosing it becase Zorc said it wasnt done, but he has to feign ignorance.

We had done Dortmund a favour at no cost to us. No point damaging relations with other clubs for no reason

 

[Ricardinho]

For some reason I dont think there is any deal agreed yet on this guy & still in negotiations. We've had to wait a fair while.

The deal will be announced early July as confirmed by many reliable sources.

 

[al-Ustaadh]

Hoping this deal isn't announced to be honest. Would rather have Benatia, even though he's two years older.

 

[Aussie_gunner123]

The deal will be announced early July as confirmed by many reliable sources.

I read this though... https://arsenal-mania.com/arsenal-s...k-defender-over-the-line-says-dortmund-chief/

 

[Preacher]

It's done. Even the press doesn't bother to make up rumours about Sokratis going to a different team, because everyone knows that Sokratis to Arsenal is done deal. Zorc must deny agreement in public, because Borussia is a publicly listed company, and they would be obliged to declare it to the stock exchange. For some reason Borrusia want to wait till new financial year before announcing this deal oficially.

 

[ThlRama]

The Greek source confirming this (Sokratis' own father on record in a popular radio station, who, by the way, might also be his agent if I'm not mistaken?) is as reliable as it gets. He sounded 100% confident his son has arranged a transfer at Arsenal. Very unlikely this hasn't already been finalized.

 

[Garrincha]

Ifs its not 100% hopefully we can ditch him if by chance a better option becomes available. Otherwise no upside for us waiting this long.

 

[Preacher]

Ifs its not 100% hopefully we can ditch him if by chance a better option becomes available. Otherwise no upside for us waiting this long.

We won't break gentlemen's agreement. We are classy club. Sven and co are doing favour to Borrusia by announcing it later. There isn't downside either. When pre-season will start, he'll be Arsenal player.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

i have heard some Arsenal fans loosing it becase Zorc said it wasnt done, but he has to feign ignorance.

We had done Dortmund a favour at no cost to us. No point damaging relations with other clubs for no reason

When the last time arsenal fans didn't lose it? especially on twitter they can't stop embarrass us. Zorc siad it's planned to go that way when asked about Sokratis to Arsenal and Diallo to Dortmund he didn't say it's not done

 

[Slartibartfast]

I read this though... https://arsenal-mania.com/arsenal-s...k-defender-over-the-line-says-dortmund-chief/

Zorc has to say that because he can't confirm it until they can announce it on the stock exchange and they are waiting until July for bookkeeping purposes. If you recall, they were upset about Arsenal talking about Aubameyang before they could announce it on the stock exchange. I would expect it will be confirmed on Monday.

 

[Vinci]

Some of you are a real bag of nerves, don't worry this is done.

Will be announced early July and Torreira will be announced when Uruguay are done with the World Cup.

 

[Song Billong]

Someone give me the lowdown on big Papa. Doesn't seem to be an awe inspiring signing based on the posts in here.

 

[Borussin]

Someone give me the lowdown on big Papa. Doesn't seem to be an awe inspiring signing based on the posts in here.

there's been plenty of lowdowns on him from when the talk of him to Arsenal started. I'd say just scroll back about 30 pages and you'll find stuff. I can't be bothered writing all the stuff I wrote out again! And I know a couple other people who watch Bundesliga wrote plenty good stuff about him too.

 

[<<reed>>]

Someone give me the lowdown on big Papa. Doesn't seem to be an awe inspiring signing based on the posts in here.

 

[krackpot]

The wonderful/dreadful world of YouTube highlights. You can make anything look WC or amateur

 

[Ashybashy86]

The wonderful/dreadful world of YouTube highlights. You can make anything look WC or amateur

True. Most highlights make him look very good/solid, not so much this 'highlight' though. Also made to look silly by Diallo (replacement).

I'll judge him fully once I've seen him in the PL, but something about him makes me think of a stronger Mustafi.

 

[Song Billong]

We will sign him in 2018.

Genuinely LOL'd on the train when I read this

You're a flogstradamus

 

[Song Billong]

We will sign him in 2018.

Genuinely LOL'd on the train when I read this

You're a flogstradamus

 

[Trilly]

Only Arsenal would sign probably the only professional defender to be triple nutmegged in the history of football.

 

[Fewtch]

When you think of him as nothing more than a temporary kosc replacement and consider the possibility of us signing a young and highly rated talent like soyuncu to compliment sokratis then this transfer makes perfect sense.