Arsenal have confirmed eight players will leave the club this summer, with a further seven departing the women's team, days after their Champions League final penalty defeat to PSG
15:04, 04 Jun 2026
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Mikel Arteta has announced eighty players will be leaving the club
Arsenal have confirmed that eight players will depart the club this summer, with a further seven set to leave the women's team. Mikel Arteta's side suffered heartbreak in the Champions League final, losing on penalties to PSG, who successfully defended their title.
The Gunners brought their 22-year Premier League title drought to an end, and no first-team regulars will be heading for the Emirates Stadium exit this summer, while eight academy prospects will depart when their deals expire.
Piero Hincapie remains the sole senior player whose immediate future hangs in the balance. The Gunners possess an option to make the Ecuador international's move permanent for a reported £45m this summer due to their agreement with Bayer Leverkusen.
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Piero Hincapie remains the sole senior player whose immediate future hangs in the balance(Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
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Sam Chapman, Harrison Dudziak, Seb Ferdinand, Cam'ron Ismail, Will Lannin-Sweet, Josh Nichols, Samuel Onyekachukwu and Alexei Rojas-Federushchenko will all bid farewell to the club, reports the Mirror.
In a club statement, Arsenal said: "We thank all the players leaving us for their contributions to the club. You will always be part of the Arsenal Family, and we wish you all the best of health and happiness in your futures.
"Any further developments regarding players extending their contracts, as well as joining/re-joining, or leaving us, will be officially communicated when confirmed."
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Arteta has released eight youth players(Image: Getty Images)
The contracts of Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard, Christian Norgaard and Gabriel Martinelli are set to run out in 2027, and the club is anticipated to cash in on some of these players this summer, although they do have an option to extend the latter pair's contracts by a further year.
Jakub Kiwior will be offloaded this summer, but he doesn't feature on the list, following an agreement being struck with Porto after his loan spell this season. Arteta has already thrown down the gauntlet for Arsenal's transfer gurus this summer, urging the board to show great ambition.
Speaking after the loss to PSG in the Champions League final, Arteta said: "It is very tough to accept when you are so consistent all the way to the final, and in the end you lose the trophy on penalties.
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"We need to do better, we have to improve and we have to find different margins to get the outcome we want. First of all, I will take a few days with my family and then we will start the process to review what we have done.
"We will have to start making some very important decisions if we want to reach another level. We are going to have to show that ambition because we are more than capable of doing it, but it is going to demand us to be very ambitious, very fast and very smart."
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There are also some big departures from the Women's team this summer, with Katie McCabe, Beth Mead, Manuela Zinsberger, Laia Codina, Victoria Pelova, Barbora Votikova and Naomi Williams all due to leave.
Club icons Mead and McCabe are set to depart after memorable stints with the team. McCabe is poised to join Chelsea for the upcoming season, while Mead is rumoured to be heading to Manchester City, potentially reuniting with ex-Gunner Vivianne Miedema.