Arsenal's ruthless squad thinning has continued at pace this week.
Mesut Ozil was put on a plane to join Fenerbahce after the Gunners ended his contract six months early before defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos also had his deal terminated.
Both players had been frozen out the Gunners squad by uncompromising manager Mikel Arteta, with Ozil not playing a single minute of first-team football since July and centre-back Sokratis redundant all season.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has continued his thinning out of his bloated squad this week with Mesut Ozil and Sokratis the latest players to have their contracts terminated
Mesut Ozil left Arsenal six months early and is poised to join the Turkish club Fenerbahce
Arsenal's farewell to Sokratis was a good deal warmer than Ozil's but it simply continues a theme of the club simply letting go of players for nothing having spent considerable amounts to sign them.