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Mikel Arteta confirms Arsenal summer transfer was 'FORBIDDEN'
Cameron Smith
- 24 Nov 2025 11:28 GMT
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has admitted that Leandro Trossard was “forbidden” from leaving the club this summer following his fifth goal of the season against Tottenham Hotspur.
The Belgium international opened the scoring at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon as he continued his rich vein of form that has now seen him register five goal contributions in his last five Premier League matches.
Current ETV
Leandro Trossard
F (CL)
Arsenal
Leandro Trossard
F (CL)
Arsenal
ETV Range
€17.8M - €21.7M
Trossard was heavily linked with an Arsenal departure during the 2025 summer transfer window, amid interest from several clubs across world football, and Turkish giants Besiktas even launched a late bid for his services in September.
However, the Gunners opted to block an exit, despite the summer arrivals of both Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke, and reports have indicated that he could soon extend his contract at Arsenal, which is currently due to expire in 2027.
“For me it was forbidden for him to leave,” Arteta admitted after Arsenal’s 4-1 victory over Spurs. “No chance. I know the player that he is, and surrounded with the players that we have, he's a player that is going to make a difference for us.
“I fully agree. It was one of the best games, so aggressive with and without the ball, so effective, he could have scored another one or two goals, and he was involved in so many positive actions.
“So that's what we need. As I said, I think individually the players were excellent today.”
Mikel Arteta heaps praise on Eberechi Eze
Although Trossard opened the scoring for Arsenal, it was the aforementioned Eze who grabbed the headlines with a derby day hat-trick at the Emirates Stadium.
He became the first player to score three goals in a north London derby since Alan Sunderland in December 1978 and Arteta was quick to praise the England superstar during his post-match press conference.
“Things happen for a reason,” the Arsenal boss told reporters. “After the international duty, he [Eze] had two days off, and after one day he wanted to train, and he wanted to improve, and he wanted to do extra practice and he was asking me questions about this and that.
“When a player has such a talent, and his desire is at that level, then these things happen. And he fully deserves it. I’m so happy for him, because since the day that he came, he brought something else to the team.
“So it’s a joy, it’s an aura that this team needed and hopefully it will give him a lot of confidence, to him and the team, that at any moment he can win us a game. And that’s the ability that he has and he certainly needs to fulfil that talent.”
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