YAYA SANOGO is one of four Arsenal players to leave the club after the Gunners opted against extending his contract.
The striker joined the club in the summer of 2013 but made just 20 appearances over an injury-plagued four years.
The French flop failed to score a Premier League goal for Arsenal but did open his account in a crucial Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund.
Academy players Stefan O’Connor, Kristopher da Graca and Kostas Pileas will also leave the Emirates once their contracts come to an end at the end of the month.
In a statement posted on Arsenal’s website, it read: “Yaya Sanogo and academy players Stefan O’Connor, Kristopher da Graca and Kostas Pileas will leave us at the end of their contracts this summer.
“Yaya made 20 competitive appearances for us, including a key role off the bench in 2014 Emirates FA Cup final as we lifted the trophy in his debut season.
Goodbye Yaya Sanogo, You'll forever be remembered. Legend. pic.twitter.com/c3u1n3Tly9
— Loz
(@GiroudoIogy) June 3, 2017
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“Young defender O’Connor made one senior outing for the club – against Galatasaray in the Champions League in 2014.
“Both Da Graca and Pileas represented our under-23s last season.
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank Yaya, Stefan, Kristopher and Kostas and wish them all the best for the future.”
Fans have taken to Twitter to have their say on his departure and it’s safe to say they don’t seem too upset to see the back of him.
Arsenal have released the prolific @Yayasanogoal22
— Munraj Pal (@MunrajPal) June 9, 2017
One fan wrote: “Forget signing Kylian Mbappe, Yaya Sanogo announcing he’s leaving Arsenal means it’s already a great summer.”
Another said: “The sort of signing that has held Arsenal back for years, and will continue to do so!
Sanogo has been tipped to join Genoa when his contract runs down but Lille in his homeland are also interested, as are Ajax.
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