{"id":16536,"date":"2026-07-11T23:46:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T23:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=16536"},"modified":"2026-07-11T23:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T23:46:55","slug":"arsenals-leandro-trossard-to-travel-to-istanbul-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=16536","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal&#8217;s Leandro Trossard to travel to Istanbul on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal winger Leandro Trossard is reportedly set to travel to Istanbul next Wednesday to complete his \u20ac20m transfer to Besiktas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Belgium international has just finished his participation at the World Cup 2026 as his country were knocked out by Spain yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But it seems that should now allow things to move a bit faster in terms of settling his future, with our understanding for some time now being that things were advancing for Trossard to join Besiktas.<\/p>\n<p>According to Turkish source Haber Kartali, Trossard is now close to moving for a fee of \u20ac20m, with the 31-year-old set to sign a \u20ac9m-per-year contract\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tr\" dir=\"ltr\">??? LEANDRO TROSSARD WILL BE IN ISTANBUL ON WEDNESDAY AT THE END!<\/p>\n<p>?? Be\u015fikta\u015f will pay a transfer fee of 20 M\u20ac to Arsenal. Trossard, Be\u015fikta\u015f? will sign a 3+1 year contract with. He will earn 9 M\u20ac + bonuses annually.<\/p>\n<p>? Our broadcast continues.<br \/>https:\/\/t.co\/h5JsMwLkpA <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rcu0EJXgfH\">pic.twitter.com\/Rcu0EJXgfH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Haber Kartal? (@HaberKartali) July 11, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">The post above translated as: \u201cLEANDRO TROSSARD IN ISTANBUL NEXT WEDNESDAY! <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">  Be\u015fikta\u015f will pay Arsenal a \u20ac20M transfer fee. Trossard will sign a 3+1 year contract with Be\u015fikta\u015f. 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