Arsenal agree £17.1m deal with Besiktas for Leandro Trossard as summer overhaul begins

Arsenal have accepted an offer of £17.1m from Besiktas for Leandro Trossard.

Trossard has less than 12 months to run on his contract in North London and Arsenal have agreed to the 31-year-old’s sale.

Besiktas will pay an initial £15.4m for Trossard, with a further £1.7m in potential add-ons, according toSky Sports.

Trossard scored six goals and added six assists as Arsenal won thePremier League last season, making 21 league starts for Mikel Arteta’s side.

He signed for Arsenal from Brighton in January 2023 for an initial fee of £20m, and has made 174 appearances across three-and-a-half campaigns with the club.

The Gunners are preparing an overhaul of their frontline this summer with Trossard set to be the first of several departures.

Gabriel Jesus is available for sale and is valued at around £18m-£20m at the Emirates, while Gabriel Martinelli can also leave if Arsenal’s asking price is met. The Brazilian pair are also into the final season of their contracts and struggled for regular first-team football last season.

Arsenal are prioritising the signing of a left-sided forward this summer. Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers remains a leading target for thePremier League champions, who also have interest in Club Brugge winger Christos Tzolis and Paris Saint-Germain‘s Bradley Barcola.