Granit Xhaka has left Arsenal to affix German aspect Bayer Leverkusen in a 25m euro (£21.4m) deal.
The Switzerland midfielder, 30, has signed a five-year cope with the Bundesliga membership.
Xhaka, who joined the Gunners in 2016 and was briefly captain in 2019, had a yr left on his contract however was anticipated to depart the membership this summer season.
Arsenal are on the verge of signing England midfielder Declan Rice in a British file deal from West Ham.
Xhaka scored 23 targets in 297 appearances for the Gunners, serving to them win the FA Cup twice and end runners-up within the Premier League final season.
He scored twice through the ultimate sport of the season, a 5-0 home win against Wolves, earlier than being given a standing ovation as he was substituted late on.
That was in stark distinction to an angry confrontation with Arsenal fans after being substituted towards Crystal Palace in October 2019, after which he admitted he was close to leaving the club.
That resulted in him being stripped of the captaincy – simply over a month after he had been handed the armband by then supervisor Unai Emery.
Arsenal rejected a bid of 15m euros (£12.9m) for Xhaka from Roma in 2021 and later that summer season he signed a one-year contract extension to 2024.
Xhaka beforehand spent 4 years enjoying within the Bundesliga for Borussia Monchengladbach, who he left to join the Gunners for a reported £35m in 2016.
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