Arsenal have agreed a move to offload flop Andre Santos after the Brazilian agreed to cancel his contract and complete a switch to Brazilian side Flamengo.

Santos has been a bit of a disaster ever since making his move to Arsenal and spent the second half of last season on loan at Gremio.

It was clear that the Brazilian international would not be part of Arsene Wenger's plans for the upcoming season, and the Arsenal fans will breathe a collective sigh of relief after Flamengo as good as confirmed the signing of the error-prone left-back just before the Brazilian transfer deadline of July 20.

"The Arsenal document we were waiting has come," Flamengo's director of football Paulo Pelaipe told UOL.

"Everything is agreed between the player and the club. We are just waiting for the document that authorises the transfer to announce him, it should come by Friday.

"Andre Santos is already at the club's hotel for the medical."

Santos faced the fans' ire last season after swapping shirts with Robin Van Persie, who had only recently completed a controversial move to Manchester United, at halftime during a game at Old Trafford.

The left-back never really convinced during his time with Arsenal, constantly making mistakes and finding himself out of position.

The move to Gremio last season seems to have convinced Santos that his future lies in Brazil and the 30-year-old expressed his happiness at agreeing a move to Flamengo.

"The feeling couldn't be better, as I am very happy with the achievement of playing for a great club like Flamengo," he is quoted as telling Globo Esporte.

"I feel like a winner. I hope to make history here, be champions and help Flamengo win many games and titles."

Arsenal have already let go of several fringe players, having released Sebastien Squilacci, Andre Arshavin and Denilson from their contracts, while Johan Djourou and Francis Coquelin have sealed season-long loan moves to Hamburg and Freiburg respectively.

Nicklas Bendtner and Marouane Chamakh are other players expected to find new clubs before the start of the new season.