Granit Xhaka has left Arsenal to join German side Bayer Leverkusen in a €25m (£21.4m) deal.
The 30-year-old Swiss midfielder has signed a five-year contract with the Bundesliga club.
Xhaka, who joined the Gunners in 2016 and was briefly captain in 2019, had a year left on his contract but was expected to leave the club this summer.
Arsenal are close to signing England midfielder Declan Rice on a British record deal with West Ham.
Xhaka scored 23 goals in 297 appearances for the Gunners, helping them win the FA Cup twice and finish runners-up in the Premier League last season.
He scored two goals during the last game of the season, a 5-0 home win against Wolves, before receiving a standing ovation as he was substituted at the end.
This was in stark contrast to a angry clash with Arsenal fans after being substituted against Crystal Palace in October 2019, after which he was he admitted he was close to leaving the club.
This gave rise to him stripped of the captaincy – Just over a month after then coach Unai Emery handed him the armband.
arsenal he rejected an offer of 15 million euros (£12.9m) for Xhaka from Roma in 2021 and later that summer signed a one-year contract extension until 2024.
Xhaka previously spent four years playing in the Bundesliga with Borussia Monchengladbach, which he he left to join the Gunners for around £35m in 2016.
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