Arsenal are moving towards the sale of Leandro Trossard, with The Athletic reporting that Besiktas have agreed a deal worth “€20million (£17.1m, $22.9m)” for the Belgium international. The structure is clear enough, “an €18m fee with a further €2m in add-ons”, and that tells you plenty. Arsenal value the player, but they also understand the moment.
Trossard is 31, he has “one year left on his Arsenal contract”, and the club are looking at an asset whose value only drops from here. Sentiment matters to supporters, but clubs that want to stay at the top do not let these situations drift. Personal terms are still being worked through, with “wages up to around €9m”, and the transfer is “not yet completed”.
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Trossard deal makes financial sense
There is no need to overcomplicate it. Arsenal signed Trossard from Brighton in January 2023 for “£27million ($35.8m)”. He then gave them depth, flexibility and production across multiple roles. If they now recover £17.1m for a 31-year-old entering the final year of his deal, that is tidy business.
His final full campaign at the Emirates was useful. He “made 50 appearances in all competitions, recording eight goals and 11 assists”, and started 21 league games as Arsenal won the Premier League title in 2025-26. He also delivered one of the season’s defining moments, an “83rd-minute winner away at West Ham United on May 10”. Those are real contributions, not decorative numbers.
Belgium form keeps attention on Arsenal exit
For now, the timing is awkward. Trossard is “currently at the World Cup with Belgium”, where he has “started in all four games” under Rudi Garcia. He has already “scoring twice in the 5-1 group-stage win over New Zealand” and added “an assist in the 3-2 comeback victory over Senegal”. Unsurprisingly, the move is “unlikely to progress until after the national team’s run in the World Cup ends”.
His broader Arsenal record stands up well….
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