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Sokratis: Injury or transferitis?

Sokratis picked up a calf strain that was only supposed to keep him out of the Fulham game but he’s still not back in training and has now missed more games through injury than at any other point of his career.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the FA Cup Fifth Round match between Portsmouth FC and Arsenal FC at Fratton Park on March 02, 2020 in Portsmouth, England.
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND – MARCH 02: Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the FA Cup Fifth Round match between Portsmouth FC and Arsenal FC at Fratton Park on March 02, 2020 in Portsmouth, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Sokratis is out with a mild calf strain in his right leg and Arsenal initially said he would be back in training at the start of the week following our opening game against Fulham.

That was then pushed back to the end of the week and the West Ham came and went but Sokratis was nowhere to be seen. Next up was Leicester and, nope, he wasn’t around then either.

The latest Arsenal update ahead of our league game at Anfield on Monday night states that the club are aiming to integrate him into training ‘in the coming days’.

He’s probably going to be sold to Napoli so it doesn’t really matter anyway.

Expected return date: ‘Coming days’

Sokratis injury history

As you can see from the table below, Sokratis’ spell on the sidelines is the longest of his career.

SeasonInjuryFromToDays outGames missed
20/21Calf strainSep 11, 2020present3
19/20IllJan 17, 2020Jan 22, 20205 days2
19/20ConcussionDec 27, 2019Dec 30, 20193 days1
19/20RestOct 23, 2019Oct 25, 20192 days1
19/20RestOct 2, 2019Oct 4, 20192 days1
19/20RestSep 23, 2019Sep 25, 20192 days1
19/20RestSep 18, 2019Sep 20, 20192 days1
19/20IllJan 17, 2020Jan 22, 20205 days2
19/20ConcussionDec 27, 2019Dec 30, 20193 days1
19/20RestOct 23, 2019Oct 25, 20192 days1
19/20RestOct 2, 2019Oct 4, 20192 days1
19/20RestSep 23, 2019Sep 25, 20192 days1
19/20RestSep 18, 2019Sep 20, 20192 days1
18/19Ankle InjuryOct 15, 2018Oct 24, 20189 days1
17/18Fractured RibNov 20, 2017Nov 23, 20173 days1
17/18Ankle problemsNov 6, 2017Nov 9, 20173 days0
17/18Foot InjuryOct 12, 2017Oct 12, 20170 days0
17/18Gastric problemsAug 24, 2017Aug 28, 20174 days1
17/18KnockJul 24, 2017Jul 24, 20170 days0
16/17Minor KnockMay 1, 2017May 1, 20170 days0
16/17Muscular problemsApr 20, 2017Apr 24, 20174 days1
16/17Minor KnockMay 1, 2017May 1, 20170 days0
16/17Muscular problemsApr 20, 2017Apr 24, 20174 days1
16/17Calf muscle strainMar 9, 2017Mar 13, 20174 days1
16/17Calf muscle strainMar 9, 2017Mar 13, 20174 days1

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