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Arsenal are open to bringing Santi Cazorla back to the club for an Emirates Stadium farewell, according to football.london.

The 35-year-old Spanish midfielder was a hugely popular figure with Gunners fans during his six years at the club, but saw his final seasons in north London decimated by injury issues.

Cazorla suffered an Achilles tendon injury during a Champions League match against the Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad in October 2016 in what would turn out to be his final game for the Gunners.

He underwent eight different operations on the injury over the next two years, suffering from complications from those operations which included infection.

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Cazorla moved to Villarreal in the summer of 2018 and has thankfully overcome his injury issues, becoming a regular in the side and earning four Spain caps in 2019 - his first international appearances for four years.

Earlier this year the stylish attacking midfielder told Goal.com that he'd like to play one more game for Arsenal in order to say goodbye to the Gunners fans.

"I don't know if it's possible or not, but I want to play one more game for Arsenal before I retire. It was a deep regret that I could never have a proper goodbye," he said.

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"Arsenal was the biggest club I ever played for. I'm proud that I was an Arsenal player. I'm especially grateful for Arsenal fans who supported me even after I left the club.

"I wish I can be part of the Gunners family in the future again."

It is now thought that the club are amenable to such a request, with the issue discussed at a recent fans forum.

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Arsenal head of football Raul Sanllehi is said to share close ties with Cazorla's agent, but it isn't yet clear how they could make the request work given his ties with Villarreal.

It could be that Cazorla is simply invited to watch a game so he say his farewells, or the Gunners could arrange a pre-season friendly against Villarreal.