Martin Odegard and Leandro Torosad on the Arsenal bench (Photo: Alex Panling/Getty Images)
Arsenal is reportedly still interested in versatile Belgian attacker Leandro Trossard, even after the closure of a major European transfer period.
Premier League clubs are no longer able to sign after the September 1 deadline. This is also the case for the “Big Five” European leagues and many other leagues.
There are still leagues to watch out for, but Turkish clubs can still sign, while the Saudi Arabian market is still open.
According to Sozcu, this has made Besiktas interested in Arsenal Ace Trossard with a 22 million euro deal.
It remains to be seen whether the gunners will let go of Trossard or not, but it appears to be of interest, so if they decide they can raise funds, they have the opportunity to sell.
Should Arsenal sell Leandro Trossard to Besiktas?
Arsenal fans will be a bit divided on what the club should do with Torosad, who has been a very reliable servant on Mikel Arteta’s team in the past few years.
The 30-year-old hasn’t always been an Arsenal auto starter, but he’s on the bench or another useful option as a rotation option.
Still, Arsenal has been bolstering their offenses with both Ebebeki Eze and Noni Madueke this summer, so there could be even fewer Torosads now.
So it may be worth offloading him to make up for the massive spending that led to transactions like Viktor Gyoker, Martin Zubimendi, Eze and others.
Torosard was recently reported to have signed a new Arsenal contract, according to Athletic, so it remains to be seen how this will affect decisions regarding the transfer.