Former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla is retiring at the age of 41

the former Arsenal Midfielder Santi Cazorla has retired from the game at the age of 41.

The former Spain international won two FA Cups with the Gunners – Scoring from a free-kick against Hull City in 2014 – and won the Euros twice with his national team.

His career was almost ended in 2016 after he developed gangrene following an operation.

but Incredibly he recovered after 11 operations for the game, and ended his career with three years at boyhood club Oviedo.

“Now when everything is ending, when the boots are being hung up, and the noise is turning to silence, everything is coming together, because the end was nowhere – I was at home,” said Cazorla in a video for X., outsider

The club said they want him to stay in any role or capacity he likes and “that makes him happy”.

“Cazorla decided to return earning the minimum salary allowed by the league and donate all his image rights to the club,” said Oviedo in a statement, outsider.

“In return, he simply said that 10 percent of the sale of his jersey must be dedicated entirely to Real Oviedo’s youth academy, to contribute to the growth of future generations.”