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Fenerbahce, Napoli target Arsenal defender Sokratis

Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos is set to be on the move in January.

Sokratis has interest from Napoli and Fenerbahce as he prepares to leave in January.

The Turkish side are also keen on his teammate Mesut Ozil. Sead Kolasinac has joined Schalke on loan.

The Daily Mail says the Greek defender has been frozen out by manager Mikel Arteta, who is looking to ship off all his unwanted players in the January window.

Sokratis signed for the north Londoners in a £17m deal from Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in 2018

The 32-year-old's contract expires in the summer, so the Gunners are open to letting him leave in the winter to cash in on him before he becomes a free agent.

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