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Opinion: Arsenal’s £190m transfer disaster – and clearing the mess

The news that Sokratis Papastathopoulos has had his contracted cancelled by Arsenal adds another few zeros to the amount of money wasted by the club in recent years.

The Greek international defender joined the Gunners from Borussia Dortmund in 2018 and he went on to make 69 appearances in all competitions.

As highlighted by respected journalist Charles Watts, Arsenal have thrown away a staggering amount of money on players over the past few years.

By the summer Arsenal will have let go Sanchez, Ramsey, Ozil, Cazorla, Wilshere, Sokratis, Mustafi, Mkhitaryan and Welbeck in the past three years

Money spent on fees: £190m
Money received: £0 pic.