{"id":1329094,"date":"2023-10-27T17:30:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T16:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1329094"},"modified":"2023-10-27T17:31:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T16:31:28","slug":"sokratis-real-betis-short-term-loan","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/sokratis-real-betis-short-term-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund star Sokratis joins Real Betis on short-term loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Real Betis have completed the signing of Sokratis Papastathopoulos on a short-term loan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal defender became a free agent this summer after his contract with Olympiacos expired.<\/p>\n<p>Sokratis, 35, subsequently penned a contract that will keep him at the La Liga side until this season concludes.<\/p>\n<!-- Shortcode [sky-bet-b5-g20] does not exist -->\n<p>He also joins a team in the midst of a centre-back crisis. Head coach Manuel Pellegrini lost Luiz Felipe to Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Ittihad after the summer transfer window shut in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks later the former Barcelona academy graduate Marc Bartra injured his Achilles tendon consequently leaving the Anduluisan side with only German Pezzella and Chadi Riad as their sole options.<\/p>\n<p>It hasn&#8217;t greatly affected Betis&#8217; league performance with Pellegrini&#8217;s side currently sitting in ninth through 10 matches. However, of the sides occupying the first 10 positions they&#8217;ve shipped in 14 goals, which is the joint-most.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? OFFICIAL | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RealBetis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RealBetis<\/a> signs Sokratis Papastathopoulos ??<\/p>\n<p>Welcome, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SokratisPapa5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SokratisPapa5<\/a>! ??<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o06T2D68mr\">https:\/\/t.co\/o06T2D68mr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jSpd5sbxCL\">pic.twitter.com\/jSpd5sbxCL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Real Betis Balompi\u00e9 (@RealBetis_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealBetis_en\/status\/1717630585256984707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Betis will be Sokratis&#8217; eighth different club with him previously representing Werder Bremen and Milan as well as the aforementioned Gunners and BVB.<\/p>\n<p>Sokratis made no fewer than 198 appearances for Die Schwarzgelben with the majority of those outings coming under Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel.<\/p>\n<p>His time in North London wasn&#8217;t as successful though he did leave with an FA Cup winner&#8217;s medal.<\/p>\n<p>Sokratis is also a former Greece international having collected 90 caps while featuring at the 2010 and 2014 World Cup finals as well as Euro 2012.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Betis have completed the signing of Sokratis Papastathopoulos on a short-term loan. The former Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal defender became a free agent this summer after his contract with Olympiacos expired. Sokratis, 35, subsequently penned a contract that will keep him at the La Liga side until this season concludes. 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