Valencia have announced that Francis Coquelin has left Arsenal to complete a move to the Mestalla until the summer of 2022.

The Frenchman was already in talks with the Spanish outfit, who will pay somewhere around £12m for the 26-year-old.

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Valencia have revealed on their official website that the defensive midfielder has penned a four-and-a-half-year contract, that includes a release clause of £71m.

Coquelin has spent almost a decade at the Emirates, with a total of 159 appearances has been made in all competitions during his tenure at the North London.

Coquelin, who has made only one start in the Premier League this season, could make his debut in Saturday’s game against Deportivo La Coruna.