Santi Cazorla made the announcement with a post on Instagram, ending a successful career of more than two decades.

Santi Cazorla bid farewell to Villarreal ahead of the team's final game of La Liga against Eibar on Sunday.

Santi Cazorla was injured early in the second half of Arsenal's draw at Norwich, but remained on the pitch for the rest of the game.

Mario Gaspar, Santi Cazorla late strikes helped Spain end England's 15-match unbeaten run in Alicante.

Gabriel and Santi Cazorla were sent off as Kurt Zouma and Eden Hazard exploited their dismissals to help Chelsea F.C. revive their Premier League campaign with a 2-0 win over Arsenal F.C.

Theo Walcott has signed a four-year contract but the length of Santi Cazorla's deal was not disclosed

Arsenal demolished their woeful French opponents, Lyon in their first match in the four-team pre-season tournament at the Emirates Stadium.

Alexis Sanchez is set to miss the league opener against West Ham United on August 9 as he is currently recovering from a gruelling campaign in which he guided Arsenal to the FA Cup and inspired Chile to lift Copa America this month.

Santi Cazorla played over 50 games this season and was named man-of-the-match in the FA Cup final, when the Gunners thrashed Aston Villa.

Olivier Giroud, Mesut Ozil, Santi Cazorla, Theo Walcott and Hector Bellerin netted a goal each as Arsenal crushed goal-shy Aston Villa 5-0.