Arsenal have reportedly decided to release defender Takehiro Tomiyasu ahead of next season.
The Japan international still has one year left on his contract, with the option for an additional 12 months.
But Tomiyasu’s time with the Gunners has been plagued by injuries and he is not expected to return from a knee problem until later this year.
The long-term issue required surgery in February and reduced the 26-year-old to just six minutes of gametime last season. A previous knee injury, which required surgery in 2023, also caused him to miss the start of the 2024/25 campaign.
Amid his injury woes, the BBC report that Arsenal and Tomiyasu have agreed to mutually terminate his contract.
The right-back, who could play across the backline, made 84 appearances in all competitions for the North London outfit following his transfer from Bologna in 2021.
Tomiyasu’s release is the latest defender to leave Arsenal this summer. Kieran Tierney re-joined Celtic following the expiry of his contract and Nuno Tavares has moved to Lazio. Youngster Elián Quesada-Thorn ahs also been released.
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