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Takehiro Tomiyasu has won 42 caps for Japan Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu is leaving the club after mutually agreeing to terminate his contract. The Japan international is recovering from knee surgery having played just six minutes of football last season. Tomiyasu faces up to another five months out as he continues his rehabilitation from the operation he underwent in February. The 26-year-old missed the start of last season with a previous knee injury that also required surgery, in 2023. His existing deal was due to expire at the end of next season but BBC Sport has learned that Arsenal and Tomiyasu have reached a contractual settlement to end his contract. Tomiyasu, who joined Arsenal from Bologna in 2021, made 79 appearances for the Gunners. Arsenal have already started looking at defensive reinforcements this summer, with Valencia centre-back Cristhian Mosquera among their targets. Kieran Tierney has already left Arsenal to join Celtic, while there is also a chance Oleksandr Zinchenko leaves before the summer transfer deadline on Monday, 1 September. Latest Arsenal news, analysis and fan views Get Arsenal news sent straight to your phone Vigil and wake to be held for Jota and brother after fatal car crash Death of Liverpool forward Jota leaves football world in shock Can Raducanu bridge gap to world's best Sabalenka? Timeless hits from a 90s icon Reflections on Back to the Future, 40 years on The gaggle of ghouls in a haunted US mansion are back Uncovering a state-sanctioned Scottish social experiment Why have record number of seeded players lost at Wimbledon? 'Farrell will churn up the Lions playing pool with instant intensity' Jota's final goal for Liverpool wins Merseyside derby. Video Jota's final goal for Liverpool wins Merseyside derby 'That was the best Raducanu has played since 2021 US Open win' Video'That was the best Raducanu has played since 2021 US Open win' How is Arsenal's attacking refresh shaping up? 'It's movie stuff' - Dutch-born Holland to make All Blacks debut Kookaburra conundrum - can county cricket have too many runs? Is it conceivable that Mercedes could drop Russell for Verstappen? Meet the only English manager at the Euros 'I can't hear it' - Wimbledon's first day of electronic calling Have we watched Messi's final game on global stage? Verstappen, Russell and Mercedes - what factors are at play? Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.