Arsenal expiring contracts: Who is free to leave in 2027?

Arsenal's wide-scale rebuild under Mikel Arteta, Edu, Andrea Berta and others finally bore fruit in the 2025-26 season, when the Gunners ended a 22-year wait for another Premier League title.

Arteta and sporting director Berta had overseen another record-breaking summer of spending, one in which Arsenal addressed long-standing squad-depth issues, albeit while failing to generate major income through player sales.

The Champions League runners-up are now expected to adopt a ruthless approach when it comes to playing personnel, either by opting not to renew contracts or offloading fringe names for respectable fees.

While Leandro Trossard has completed a £17m move to Besiktas, bringing an end to his three-and-a-half-year spell in North London, several other first-team players are also approaching the end of their deals.

There are no Gunners who are due to leave as free agents in 2026, but here, Sports Mole takes a look at the Arsenal players whose contracts expire in the summer of 2027.

Which Arsenal players are out of contract in the summer of 2027?

Christian Norgaard

Age: 32

Position: Defensive midfielder

Transfer value: £4.3m

Joined: July 10, 2025

Joining fee: £10m (potentially rising to £15m)

Arsenal appearances: 20

Arsenal goals: 0

Honours

Premier League (1): 2025-26
Danish Cup (1): 2017–18

Christian Norgaard arrived from Brentford on a two-year contract with the option of a further 12 months, meaning his current deal runs until 2027.

The Denmark international has mainly featured in cup competitions and has struggled for regular Premier League minutes, sitting well down the midfield pecking order. A departure before his contract expires would therefore come as little surprise.

Reiss Nelson

Age: 26

Position: Winger

Transfer value: £10.4m

Joined: 2008

Joining fee: Free

Arsenal appearances: 90

Arsenal goals: 8

Honours

FA Cup (1): 2019-20
Community Shield (2): 2017, 2020

Reiss Nelson returned from a disappointing loan spell at Brentford, where the Bees passed up their option to sign him permanently after he managed just 118 Premier League minutes.

With the 26-year-old entering the final year of his contract, Arsenal are willing to sanction a permanent departure rather than risk losing the academy graduate for nothing at the end of the season.

Gabriel Jesus

Age: 29

Position: Striker

Transfer value: £17.4m

Joined: July 4, 2022

Joining fee: £45m

Arsenal appearances: 123

Arsenal goals: 32

Honours

Premier League (5): 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2025-26
FA Cup (1): 2018-19
EFL Cup (4): 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Community Shield (2): 2018, 2019
Brasileiro (1): 2016
Copa do Brasil (1): 2015

Gabriel Jesus has slipped behind Kai Havertz and Viktor Gyokeres in the race for a starting place, with Arsenal open to offers in the region of £20m to £25m

European clubs have been credited with an interest, though the Brazilian has made clear he is happy to see out his contract at the Emirates if no suitable move materialises before 2027.

Fabio Vieira

Age: 26

Position: Attacking midfielder

Transfer value: £15.9m

Joined: July 1, 2022

Joining fee: £30m

Arsenal appearances: 49

Arsenal goals: 3

Honours

Community Shield (1): 2023
Primeira Liga (2): 2019-20, 2021-22
Taca de Portugal (1): 2021-22

Fabio Vieira enjoyed a productive loan spell at Hamburg, scoring seven goals in the Bundesliga and playing an important role in helping the club avoid relegation.

With his Arsenal contract expiring in 2027, the Portuguese midfielder looks likely to leave the Emirates permanently, whether this window or next.

Gabriel Martinelli

Age: 25

Position: Winger

Transfer value: £39.7m

Joined: July 2, 2019

Joining fee: £6m

Arsenal appearances: 278

Arsenal goals: 62

Honours

Premier League (1): 2025-26
FA Cup (1): 2019-20
Community Shield (1): 2023

Gabriel Martinelli's contract runs until the summer of 2027, and while he is not the same attacking force he once was in 2022-23, his deal includes a one-year option that gives Arsenal full control over his immediate future.