Who is Konstantinos Mavropanos? Arsenal’s Greek defender playing at Man Utd after signing in January transfer window

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Who is Konstantinos Mavropanos? Arsenal’s Greek defender playing at Man Utd after signing in January transfer window

ARSENAL centre-back Konstantinos Mavropanos will finally his debut for the club after joining the club in this transfer window.

The Greek defender has been chosen to start for the Gunners in Arsene Wenger’s last ever trip to Old Trafford.

Arsenal new signing Konstantinos Mavropanos takes part in trainingGetty Who is Konstantinos Mavropanos?

Mavropanos is a 20-year-old centre-back from Greece.

The defender was born in Athens, Greece and started his career at youth side Apollon Smyrni.

He then joined Superleague Greece side PAS Giannina in January 2016.

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How many games did he play for PAS Giannina?

THE 20 year-old joined the club on a three-and-a-half year deal and made his competitive debut in November 2016.

Mavropanos made a total of 16 league appearances and four Greek Cup appearances for the club.

On January 4 it was announced that he had joined Arsenal for an undisclosed fee.

Mavropanos posing with Gunners boss WengerGetty - Contributor

How did Twitter react when the signing was announced?

Why do I get the vibe Mavropanos is getting thrown in the deep end tomorrow vs Chelsea?

— Luke Millar (@LukeSkywlkrr) January 9, 2018

I have watched Konstantinos Mavropanos a lot this season and he is world class, going to be a star for Arsenal.

— Ben (@AllAboutDatMane) January 3, 2018

Leo Messi on Konstantinos Mavropanos: ‘Toughest defender I’ve ever faced. He reminds me on combination of Fabio Cannavaro and Paolo Maldini at their primes.’#WelcomeKonstantinos pic.twitter.com/MwB7mHgwkP

— Lacazettes (@Lacazettes) January 4, 2018

After watching 5 minutes and 32 seconds of Konstantinos Mavropanos on YouTube compilations I can now confirm he's better than Manolas.

— SaM (@MesutIsMagic) January 3, 2018

Arsenal fans can not criticise the board or wenger for the signing of Konstantinos Mavropanos. What’s the point of appointing a chief scout if they aren’t trusted to sign up and coming talent. Sven knows what he is doing and has a track record of it #AFC

— The Football Mole (@moleyfootball) January 3, 2018

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