Leandro Trossard: Arsenal confirm winger joining Besiktas in £17m deal
Leandro Trossard leaving Premier League champions Arsenal for Turkish side Besiktas; the Belgian made 174 times for the Gunners, scoring 36 goals; Arsenal have been looking at improving their left-wing area with Morgan Rogers, Bradley Barcola and Christos Tzolis linked as options
Tuesday 14 July 2026 14:25, UK
Arsenal have confirmed Leandro Trossard is moving to Besiktas.
The Belgium winger has been granted permission to travel to Istanbul to undergo a medical.
Besiktas, meanwhile, have announced the Trossard is arriving at Ataturk Airport at 7.30pm local time (5.30pm UK time) to complete his move.
Trossard departs the Premier League champions in a deal worth £17m, broken up into an initial £15.3m plus £1.7m in add-ons.
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Trossard became a crucial player in Mikel Arteta's Arsenal - playing 174 times in three and a half years, scoring 36 goals.
During Arsenal's title-winning campaign last term, Trossard scored eight goals and registered 11 assists in 50 matches in all competitions, as the Gunners also finished as Champions League runners-up.
Analysis: Trossard leaves as a cult hero - but what is happening at left wing?
Sky Sports' Sam Blitz:
Scoring one of the biggest goals in Arsenal's Premier League history, Leandro Trossard will go down as one of Arsenal's biggest cult heroes.
That goal against West Ham on May 10 all but got Arsenal over the line. From then, the Gunners lifting the title was a formality. Not bad for someone who cost just £27m back in January 2023.
That moment summed up Trossard's time at Arsenal - the Belgian came up 'clutch' on so many occasions for Arsenal.
Seventeen out of his 27 Premier League goals for the club either put Arsenal level or in front in matches - only Bukayo Saka scored more goals of that kind since Trossard joined the club.
In selling the Belgian, Arsenal will be losing a lot of 'clutch moments' but this is a good time to recoup a lot of the £27m spent on him - with Trossard now 31 and having one year left on his contract.
It is also part of a potential overhaul at left wing, as Gabriel Martinelli's contract also expires in the summer of 2027. Arsenal could be entering next season with completely different options on that flank.
Their priority target is Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers but PSG's Bradley Barcola has also been touted as a potential first-choice option.
Club Brugge winger Christos Tzolis is also a player Arsenal have been looking into bring on the left. It is understood Tzolis would cost in the region of £34m - a Belgian Pro League record.
Now the World Cup is coming to its end, Arsenal are starting to show their hand in the window. Trossard is the first serious piece of business, so which domino will fall next?
