Yaya Sanogo has confirmed his 'adventure' with Arsenal has come to an end.
The French forward moved to London from Auxerre in 2013 but in that time has managed just 20 appearances and only one goal, against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League in November 2014, before being deemed surplus to requirement.
He has been linked with a possible move to Serie A, with Genoa said to be interested, having now returned to fitness having spent seven months on the sidelines with a calf problem.
'I'm free,' said Sanogo,speaking to L'Equipe. 'The adventure ends.
'My left calf is healed. It kept me off the pitch for nearly seven months. I came back in January, with a fitness trainer. I was able to play again for the Arsenal reserves. It was very hard when I was injured. You feel so mentally alone. There is virtually nobody at your side.
'And there is this frustration about not knowing what the source of my pain was.
'The injuries stunted my progress, there were moments where I was good. I remember the summer of 2014 when, during the Emirates Cup, I scored a quadruple against Benfica.
'And then there were some bad decisions, and I maybe did not always do what was necessary to impose myself.'
Much of Sanogo's time at Arsenel has been spent away from the club on loan, but he failed to make a major impact in any of his three spells away.
The first was at Crystal Palace, where he failed to score in 10 Premier League appearances but did net in the FA Cup, before a spell with Dutch giants Ajax did not yield a single Eredivisie start.Â
He dropped into the Championship at the end of the 2015-16 season with Charlton, where he scored three goals in eight games - with all three coming during a hat-trick display against Reading. He couldn't stop the Addicks from being relegated, though.Â
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