Besiktas have agreed a €20million (£17m) fee with Arsenal for Leandro Trossard, talkSPORT understands.Trossard, who is away on World Cup duty with Belgium, has just one year remaining on his contract with the Gunners.Trossard’s time with Arsenal looks set to endGettyThe 31-year-old played a key role in Arsenal’s Premier League-winning season as he made 50 appearances across all competitions, scoring eight goals and contributing 11 assists.However, only 21 of his 50 appearances were starts.Over the course of his Arsenal career, which began in January 2023 following a £27m switch from Brighton, Trossard has registered 36 goals and 34 assists in 174 games.Arsenal’s Premier League triumph is the only piece of silverware he has won with the club, having finished runners-up in the League Cup and Champions League last season.He will join a Besiktas side that finished fourth in the Turkish Super Lig.The 2025/26 campaign marked just the second time in the last six seasons Besiktas had gone trophyless.But with new manager Vincenzo Italiano, who joins from Italian outfit Bologna, at the helm, supporters of the Black Eagles will hope Trossard can help kick-start a new era at the club.The funds raised for Trossard could also aid the Gunners’ pursuit of Aston Villa ace Morgan Rogers, who talkSPORT understands is Arteta’s top target of the summer.However, Rogers is not expected to come cheap, with reports claiming Villa could demand as much as £130m for the England international.Trossard’s mooted exit signifies Arsenal’s desire to refresh their squad as they look to successfully defend their Premier League title.Trossard will leave as a cult hero among Gunners fans thanks to his goals in big occasionsGettyReacting to the news of Trossard’s reported exit, talkSPORT commentator Ian Danter felt it may be a sign Arteta is ready to be ‘ruthless’ about adding to his team from a position of strength.Trossard exit is ‘quite a sign’“I suppose him and (Gabriel) Martinelli have been in a scrap for that left-sided position in that front four of Arsenal for some time,” Danter said on talkSPORT’s World Cup GameDay.“He’s over 30, so there’s that thing about a last move, a last contract. Maybe that makes sense from Leandro’s point of view, getting one last big pay day for a potential move. “It’s fairly ruthless from Arteta if he’s happy to let him go, but that’s what you do. You don’t stay ahead as title winners by standing still. “We saw what happened with Liverpool. They didn’t invest in the way they wanted. “Maybe Arteta’s thinking, ‘Right, if we’re going to maintain what we’ve got and kick on and maybe try and win a Champions League, I’ve got to be ruthless about who I keep and who I let go.’ “So if Trossard’s been let go, that’s quite a sign from me.”World Cup WhatsAppDon't miss an update from talkSPORT in our dedicated World Cup WhatsApp channel.Search for ‘talkSPORT World Cup’ in your ‘Updates’ tab on WhatsApp and we’ll drop the proper, unfiltered football chat straight to your lock screen—no fluff, just pure talkSPORT energy.It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings. Plus there will be loads of debates on the biggest talking points as Haaland, Mbappe, Kane and the biggest names in football descend on America, Canada and Mexico.