Tottenham have released full-back Serge Aurier on a free transfer after agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract, ending his four-year stint with the club.
Aurier arrived in north London from PSG in 2017 for around £23million and has since made more than 100 appearances for the Lilywhites - scoring eight times - although he battled to nail down a regular spot as the club's first choice right back.
He vyed with the likes of Kieran Trippier and Matt Doherty for supremacy down the right flank, while Japhet Tanganga has been favoured in the role this season under new boss Nuno Espirito Santo.
His future looked bleak after the arrival of Emerson Royal from Barcelona on deadline day in a deal worth £25.7m.
Announcing the Ivory Coast star's departure, Tottenham said: 'The Club can confirm the departure of Serge Aurier following the mutual termination of his contract.
'We thank Serge for his service and wish him well for the future.'
The 28-year-old paid tribute to the club upon his exit - thanking the fans for their support but said he was ready for the next chapter of his career.
'I have really enjoyed my time at Spurs and would like to thank the Club and the fans, but I feel now is the right time for me to move onto a new challenge,' he said.
Aurier, who started his career with Lens before moving to Toulouse and then PSG, played a total of 110 times for Tottenham and scored twice last season, most memorably in the 6-1 romp away at Manchester United.
He was not always fully embraced by Tottenham fans during his time with the club, often accused of reckless displays and giving away penalties. He once came under fire for committing three fouls throws in one game against Crystal Palace in 2018.
Indeed, former boss Jose Mourinho made it clear his concerns about Aurier's performances after he was filmed criticising the player in the dressing room during the club's fly-on-the-wall Amazon documentary All or Nothing.
Ahead of a Champions League clash against Olympiacos in 2019, Mourinho told him: 'Serge, you are going to be one of the markers.
'I am afraid of you as a marker, because you are capable of doing a s*** penalty with VAR. So I am telling already that I am afraid of you.'
And at the start of this year he was involved in a furious bust-up with the Portuguese coach during their 3-1 loss to Liverpool in January and stormed out of Tottenham's stadium having been hooked at half time following a dressing room inquest.