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Evening Standard
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Simon Collings

Mikel Arteta pledges to change Arsenal contract policy as Sead Kolasinac joins exodus

Mikel Arteta has admitted Arsenal mutually terminating players’ contracts is not ideal or sustainable, but he hopes the squad he is building will look “completely different” in the future.

Arsenal agreed to mutually terminated Sead Kolasinac’s contract this week, six months before it was due to end in the summer. The left-back has since agreed to join Marseille, signing an 18-month contract with the French club.

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