Arsenal hero is convinced by the quality of new signing

Arsenal hero Ray Parlour is convinced by the quality of new signing Sokratis Papastathopoulos. “Arsenal badly needed to improve their defence following last season and Emery has clearly made that a priority this summer," Parlour told bWIN. “I think Sokratis is a good signing and he will be a no-nonsense, traditional defender in the mould of Tony Adams rather than someone who wants to play out from the back. “Sokratis is very experienced and he's a big game player with great leadership qualities. “The fact he knows [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang and [Henrikh] Mkhitaryan so well is a bonus too."

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