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Arsenal TERMINATE Sokratis' deal after defender failed to make a single appearance for Mikel Arteta's side this season as Gunners opt to let him go for free now rather than in the summer

Arsenal have agreed to terminate the contract of defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos, according to reports.

The 32-year-old, who has not started a game since March, failed to make Arsenal's Premier League and Europa League squads this season and has been frozen out by manager Mikel Arteta.

His current deal was set to expire in the summer but football.london report that the Gunners will terminate the defender's contract early.

Arsenal have reportedly agreed to terminate the contract of Sokratis Papastathopoulos

The defender joined Arsenal in a £17million deal from Borussia Dortmund in 2018 and has made 69 appearances for the north London side.