Takehiro Tomiyasu is the player Mikel Arteta has repeatedly emphasized is important to the Arsenal squad. In February, the Japanese international unfortunately disappeared with a knee injury, which will probably keep him out of the match arena for the rest of the year. With a total of six minutes on the pitch last season, player and club have agreed that the time has come to go their separate ways.
On Friday, Arsenal confirmed that Tomi’s contract will be terminated with immediate effect. The full-back/centre-back remains with 84 appearances in the Gunners shirt since his transfer from Bologna in 2021.
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Here is Arsenal’s “announcement” about the terminated contract:
-Japanese international Tomi immediately settled down as a right-back after his signing, winning our player of the month award in September 2021, an award he received again in October 2023.
-After starting his career with J1 League side Avispa Fukuoka, Tomi moved to Belgian side Sint-Truiden in 2018 and won the club’s player award before moving to Italy.
-Tomi, who has been a senior international since 2018, has represented Japan 42 times and was part of the country’s squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, as well as helping Japan reach the quarter-finals of the AFC Asian Cup in February 2024. Now he has to move on.
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