Mikel Arteta has expressed his on Sokratis’ departure from Arsenal this week.
On Wednesday, he announced that the Gunners had resceded the Greek international contract in north London.
Sokratis had played for Arsenal once this season after being ruled out of the Premier League and Europa League team at Arteta.
Borussia Dortmund’s former defender, who signed a 17 million pound contract in 2018, has been praised for his professionalism while in the London Colney desert, while Mesut Ozil, in the same situation, has consistently attracted attention by creating incendiary social media. .
But Arteta described the resolution to Sokratis as “difficult” and asked for sincere thanks.
He told Arsenal’s official website: “Yes, first of all I thank you because you are such a professional and glorious user to paint. It’s a disgrace because this season we have a lot of centrals, we’re overloaded with foreign players and I had to make a decision.
“It was complicated and, to be honest, he took it really well, it was very supportive and helpful, so from the back of my center I wish you the most productive. It’s been an emotion to paint with him and I wish him all the best. “productive for him and his circle of relatives in the next chapter.
It’s a very elegant message from Arsenal’s boss and it will be to see where Sokratis ends up.
The hypothesis has been raised that he would go to Italy or Spain, Genoa and Real Betis would be interested.
But Arteta is right: Arsenal had too many central defenders and there is simply no room for the big one.
In other new features, the ‘fantastic’ West Ham player must be presented to Real Madrid