Arsenal have completed the signing of Greek defender, Konstantinos Mavropanos, from PAS Giannina.
Mavropanos, 20, made just16 appearances in the Greek Super League for PAS Giannina since breaking into the first team.
But Arsene Wenger seems to have seen enough and acted quickly to secure his long-term future.
Mavropanos becomes Arsenal’s first signing since the appointment of new head of recruitment Sven Mislintat.
According to reports, the youngster will be loaned out to Werder Bremen till the end of the season.
The Greece U21 international is highly thought of in his home country, and had attracted interest from Olympiakos and AEK Athens.
Wenger last week said Arsenal were open to signing an “exceptional player that can give us a plus” in any position in January.
The Arsenal boss has opted to sign young English centre-backs in recent seasons, with Calum Chambers and Rob Holding now challenging Laurent Koscielny, Shkodran Mustafi and Per Mertesacker for starting roles.
Arsenal are currently sixth on the log with 39 points after 22 games.
