It seems the curtain is finally coming down on Leandro Trossard's curious stint in North London. GoalZaza has learned that Arsenal have agreed a fee w...
It seems the curtain is finally coming down on Leandro Trossard's curious stint in North London. GoalZaza has learned that Arsenal have agreed a fee with Besiktas for the Belgian forward. This is not a move that was on anyone's bingo card for the January window, yet here we are.Let's be frank. When Trossard arrived from Brighton, there was a genuine buzz. Here was a player who could unlock a low block, who had that rare gift of being able to drift inside and bend one into the far corner. We saw it against Liverpool, that clinical finish at Anfield. He looked like the perfect Mikel Arteta utility man. But football is a fickle mistress. Injuries, a shift in tactical priorities, and the emergence of a certain Bukayo Saka on the right flank meant Trossard started to look like a man searching for a role rather than owning one.For Besiktas, this is a statement. They are getting a player with Premier League pedigree, a man who can operate in the halfspaces and deliver in transitional play. The Turkish Super Lig is a different beast, a raucous, high tempo environment where technical quality often reigns supreme. Trossard has that quality in spades. He will be given the freedom to roam, to pick up pockets of space, and to act as a senior head in a dressing room that can sometimes lack discipline.For Arsenal, this feels like a clean break. It is a profit on a player who was never going to be a regular starter in a title charge. Selling now allows them to reinvest, perhaps in a more specific profile for the left wing. One does not simply discard a player of Trossard's ability without having a plan. The money is agreed, the paperwork will follow, and a chapter closes. Is this a blunder from the Gunners, or a savvy piece of business Only the pitch will tell.
