Leandro Trossard Moves to Besiktas After Arsenal Success

Leandro Trossard’s Arsenal chapter is over. The next one opens in Istanbul.

The 31-year-old Belgium international has completed a permanent move from Arsenal to Besiktas, joining the Turkish Super Lig side for a reported £15.3 million fee. A short statement, a neat number, and a clean break for a player who arrived in north London as a mid-season solution and left as a title winner.

Trossard signed from Brighton in January 2023, brought in by Mikel Arteta to add craft, versatility and goals to a forward line chasing the top of the Premier League. He delivered all three.

Across all competitions, he pulled on the Arsenal shirt 174 times, scoring 36 goals and supplying 34 assists. Those numbers tell the story of a winger who rarely hid, always looked for the ball, and often changed the rhythm of a game with one sharp touch or clever run.

His most important contribution, though, sits on a different line of the CV. Trossard was part of the Arteta side that finally dragged Arsenal over the line and back to the Premier League summit last season, ending a title drought that had stretched for more than 20 years. He arrived as a supporting act and left with his name stitched into a historic campaign.

By then, he was more than just a squad option. He had become one of those players managers trust when the stakes rise: experienced, tactically flexible, and unfazed by big stages after featuring for Belgium at the 2026 World Cup.

Arsenal’s farewell was brief but telling. “Everyone at Arsenal would like to thank Leo for his valued contribution to the club and wish him all the best for his future,” the club said in a statement, a nod to a professional who did exactly what he was signed to do.

Now Besiktas get the benefit of that experience. Arsenal move on with their rebuilt, title-winning core. Trossard moves on with a medal, a legacy, and a fresh challenge in a city that demands its own kind of football hero.