Thursday, 7th August, 2014
Arsenal have confirmed the permanent departure of Swiss defender Johan Djourou to Bundesliga side Hamburg.
Djourou spent last term on loan at Hamburg, helping the club avoid relegation from the Bundesliga by beating Greuther Furth in a relegation playoff.
The Switzerland international impressed at Hamburg and has now sealed a permanent move to the northern German club.
Djourou joined Arsenal in 2003 as a 16-year-old, rising through the ranks to make 144 appearances for the club's senior side.
The 27-year-old was also handed the captain's armband by Arsene Wenger on a number of occasions, but eventually headed elsewhere in search of regular first team football.
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Djourou initially spent the latter half of the 2012/13 campaign in Germany, at Bundesliga side Hannover.
He then joined Hamburg last summer and clocked up 24 Bundesliga appearances for the club last term.
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