Arsenal released 20 players earlier this summer, including the likes of Kieran Tierney and Jorginho.
Tierney joined Celtic after his contract expired, while Jorginho followed the Scotsman out the door, signing for Brazilian club Flamengo.
Loanees Raheem Sterling and Neto returned to Bournemouth and Chelsea respectively, while the rest of the Gunners’ released list was made up of academy stars of various ages.
The likes of Jack Henry-Francis, Jimi Gower, and Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand were all let go of, as the North London club looked to shake things up at Hale End.
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji made his Arsenal debut last season, coming off the bench in a Champions League group stage game against Dinamo Zagreb in January.
He was then given another short cameo away at Ipswich in the Premier League.
Despite these involvements and being on the bench for the Gunners throughout the second half of the campaign, Arsenal released Butler-Oyedeji this summer.
The striker’s 14-year spell in North London was brought to an end, and he’s now set for his next career adventure, with Standard Sport reporting that Swiss Super League side Lausanne Sport want to sign him.
The Gunners should receive £300,000 from Lausanne for training fees as compensation, in accordance with FIFA regulations.
That said, the Swiss club are yet to agree on personal terms with Butler-Oyedeji.
Joining Arsenal at eight, Butler-Oyedeji worked his way through the various youth teams and was generally prolific at each age group.
However, he hasn’t yet been able to make the jump up to men’s football, struggling somewhat with the physicality.
That said, the raw technical attributes in his game are there, and he may thrive in the less physically intense Swiss first division.
Spending the 2023/24 season on loan at Accrington Stanley and then Cheltenham Town, both in League One, the London-born man failed to find the back of the net in 25 appearances across both temporary spells.
Now with some minutes at the highest level under his belt, he should be better equipped to excel at a lower level like the Swiss league.
