The Gunners paid £72 million ($140.7 million) to sign the forward from Lille in 2019 but he made only 43 Premier League starts and Arsenal has now agreed to terminate Pepe’s contract with a year remaining.

The Ivory Coast international, who spent last season on loan at Nice, secured a move to Turkey, signing for Trabzonspor for no fee.

An Arsenal statement read: “We can confirm that Nicolas Pepe is leaving the club. We have agreed with Nicolas to terminate his contract with immediate effect.

“Everyone at Arsenal thanks Nicolas for his contribution during his time with us and wish him well for the future.”

Pepe never found his feet at the Gunners and became an increasingly peripheral presence, starting his last Premier League game for the club in October 2021.