Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos has rejoined Stuttgart on loan, with the German side obliged to make the change permanent if they avoid relegation from the Bundesliga next season.
The Greek champions have collected just seven Premier League matches since joining the Gunners in 2018 and have spent the last two seasons on loan.
Hungary made a temporary transfer to Nuremberg for the 2019/20 campaign before spending the 2020/21 season with Stuttgart, and the club have now gone to their official social media page to confirm that they have signed Mavropanos on loan.
The 23-year-old became an integral part of Pellegrino Matarazzo’s side during his last spell with Stuttgart after spending the first months of his loan spell due to injury, and The Athletic reports that the Bundesliga side must buy Greece’s international if they avoid relegation next year .
Stutgart will pay an initial fee of £ 500,000 to secure Mavropano’s services for the upcoming promotion before paying another £ 3.5 million to Arsenal if they retain their top flight status.
There are also a number of additions included in the deal, meaning the Gunners could get as much as £ 5 million for the player they signed for just £ 1.8 million just over three years ago.
. @ DMavropanos will continue to appear in the jersey with the chest ring. The 23-year-old, who is under contract at @ Arsenal, will remain on loan in Stuttgart during the 2021/2022 season. The #VfB subsequently has a call option. – To message? ️➡️https: //t.co/o3jPJhJdWE pic.twitter.com/uqaqrQRpls
– VfB Stuttgart (@VfB) June 24, 2021
Mikel Arteta is obviously intended to send out players he considers to be surplus requirements at the Emirates Stadium this summer.
The Spanish tactician has moved on a number of defenders in recent times, with Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Shkodran Mustafi both leaving the club in January while they recently chose to renew David Luiz’s deal.
The future of Sead Kolasinac and William Saliba is also still up in the air, which means that their quest for Brighton’s Ben White should probably not come as a surprise.
The club is currently locked in negotiations with the Seagulls over a move for the England man, with an agreement of £ 50 million that is expected to be agreed in the near future.
