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Arsenal to bid for Greek International Kyriakos Papadopoulos?

23 June 2013 - 05:58

The Gunners manager Arsene Wenger has reportedly joined the fight to sign Schalke 04 centre-back Kyriakos Papadopoulos.

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The North London Club have been linked with a number of &nbsp;top-class defenders this summer, including the likes of Lorenzo Melgarejo and Ashley Williams.<br />

The Greek International Papadopoulos is being rowed up as an alternate option as talks for the other targets are moving very slowly as per Wenger's liking.<br /><br />Liverpool have also been linked to the Greek centre-back, but his agent has said that the player is happy to stay at Schalke 04 for the meantime.<br /><br />It is understood that Papadopoulos has a release clause of &pound;19m in his contract.<br />

Papadopoulos has been impressive throughout his stay at Schalke 04 since his move from Olympiacos in 2010 which has earned him a first team spot in the Greek National side.<br />

Papadopoulos has made 92 appearances for the German club scoring 7 goals in the process.<br />

Arsenal would be willing to add the Greek International into their ranks as he has great vision and a powerful tactical mindset while defending.<br />

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Written by Sri Aswin