Arsenal confirm departure of 19 players including Mohamed Elneny – and three more could still leave
ARSENAL have announced that 19 players have left the club.
An official statement confirmed which stars are now free agents following the expiry of their contracts on June 30.
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Mohamed Elneny and Cedric Soares are among the biggest names leaving the Emirates.
Elneny, 31, sees his eight-year stay at Arsenal come to an end, having played 161 times for the club.
The Egyptian midfielder lifted the FA Cup in 2017 but has seen appearances dwindle under Mikel Arteta.
He played just six times in all competitions last season.
Cedric follows the cult hero out the door after four years in North London.
Similarly to Elneny, the 32-year-old right-back struggled for minutes last term after featuring just six times.
He was close to an exit in January with Villarreal and Besiktas keen.
Highly-rated youngsters Arthur Okonkwo, Omari Benjamin, Tyreece John-Jules have also failed to earn a contract extension.
James Hillson, Luis Brown, Mauro Bandeira, Kido Taylor-Hart, Ovie Ejeheri, Taylor Foran, Catalin Cirjan, Hubert Graczyk, Henry Jeffcott, Alex Kirk, James Lannin-Sweet, Henry Davies, Noah Cooper and Kamarni Ryan are all departing.
Arsenal remain in discussions Amario Cozier-Duberry, Karl Hein and Reuell Walters.
The trio all see their contracts expire this summer and the club are hoping to conclude improved deals for them all.
Additionally, from the women’s team Vivianne Miedema, Sabrina D’Angelo and Kaylan Marckese have left Arsenal.
Miedema, 27, goes after scoring 124 goals in 166 games for the club.
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