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title: "Mavropanos back in first-team training"
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author: "Elliott Cuff"
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published: "2019-01-03T20:52:57Z"
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# Mavropanos back in first-team training

Unai Emery has confirmed that young defender Dinos Mavropanos has returned to Arsenal training after a five-month lay-off.

The 21-year old centre-back emerged onto the first-team scene last season, having joined from PAS Giannina last January.

The Greece youth international only made three appearances, in which he impressed, before a groin injury prevented him from making a better start to the current season.

![Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/952710990.jpg)

However Emery has revealed that Mavropanos is now making good progress and will return to the first-team set-up soon.

Speaking ahead Arsenal’s FA Cup tie with Blackpool this weekend, Emery said:

> This morning Dinos Mavropanos started to train after I think five months. That’s good news.