Arsenal have agreed a transfer fee of about £17m (20m euros) to sell Belgium forward Leandro Trossard to Besiktas. The 31-year-old has been given permission to travel to Istanbul to undergo a medical, for a fee of £15.3m (18m euros) plus £1.7m (2m euros) in add-ons.
Trossard, who is contracted with the Gunners until 2027, joined the club from Brighton for £21m plus add-ons in January 2023. He has scored 36 goals and registered 34 assists in 174 appearances at Arsenal, helping Mikel Arteta's side win last season's Premier League title.
Trossard was a key player for Arteta last season, starting in the Champions League final defeat to Paris St-Germain and playing 21 times in the league. Belgium reached the quarter-finals of this summer's World Cup, with Trossard starting all six games and scoring twice. The forward is set to leave the Emirates after a successful stint in north London, where he has made significant contributions to the team's success.
Arsenal are already looking to replace Trossard, with the club set to accelerate their pursuit of Club Brugge attacker Christos Tzolis. Tzolis has scored 43 goals in 108 appearances for Club Brugge, and the 24-year-old Greece international is reportedly available for about £30m (35m euros). The Gunners are poised to move for the forward, with sporting director Andrea Berta working on the deal after his assistant Maurizio Micheli watched Tzolis play for Greece against Sweden last month.
The move for Tzolis would be separate to Arsenal's interest in signing more high-profile attackers this summer. They retain a long-term interest in Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez, who is the club's priority target, but it remains to be seen if a deal for the Argentina international is possible this summer with Barcelona and Real Madrid also interested. Meanwhile, Morgan Rogers is Arsenal's preferred option in their search for a versatile forward, with the club's efforts to sign the Aston Villa attacker set to accelerate once his participation at the World Cup with England is over.
Source: JOY
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