Arsenal look set to offload Sokratis Papastathopoulos this summer after signing Gabriel Magalhaes from Lille. Napoli are eyeing a cut-price deal for the Greek defender, 32, who seemingly doesn't have a future at the Gunners under boss Mikel Arteta.
Reports suggest Sokratis will soon be a Serie A star, despite Napoli also chasing Arsenal team-mate and fellow centre-back Shkodran Mustafi in recent weeks.And now president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed his club's interest - in a rather bizarre interview with Italian media on Thursday."Papastathopoulos?
We are working on it, we are seeing,” he told Kiss Kiss Napoli, relayed by Calcio Napoli 24.“The outgoing market is all laughter.
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