Andrey Arshavin, who signed from Zenit St Petersburg
for a reported £15m in 2009, is the most high-profile departure from
Arsenal.
While he made 11 appearances this term, Arshavin,
whom manager Arsene Wenger predicted in April was set to leave, has scored 31
times in 144 games for Arsenal.
He had appeared to have settled quickly following
his January transfer four years ago, scoring all of the Gunners' goals in a 4-4
draw away at Liverpool the following April.
He netted 22 times over the next two campaigns,
but only twice in 2011-12 before being loaned back to Zenit in February 2012.
His only strike this season came in Arsenal's 6-1
win over Coventry
City in the League Cup
last September.
Adrey Arshavin's Arsenal record
- 2008-09: Six goals in 15 appearances
- 2009-10: 12 goals in 39 appearances
- 2010-11: 10 goals in 52 appearances
- 2011-12: Two goals in 27 appearances
- 2012-13: One goal in 11 appearances