David Luiz took a "significant" pay cut to stay at Arsenal which allowed the Gunners to also extend Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares' deals.
Brazilian Luiz signed a new one year contract at the Emirates, which coincided with fellow defenders Mari and Cedric dotting the 'i's on their own fresh agreements.
But according to the Telegraph, the latter two long term deals were only able to be completed because the former Chelsea star agreed to lower his wages.
It had been suggested that Luiz had played his last match for the Gunners following a horror showing against Manchester City recently, but his selfless gesture will keep him at the club for a second campaign.
According to Sportrac, Luiz was previously on a £125,000-a-week contract, with only top earner Mesut Ozil, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe earning more.
Announcing the deals, technical director Edu said: “I am really happy that we will have these players in our squad for the future.
"They have been part of the long-term technical plan Mikel and I have developed. They bring the right balance to our squad.
“David is a really important player for us. He has played most of our matches this season and has been important for the team. His passing, his communication with the team on and off the pitch. He helps everyone.
“With Pablo we’re all disappointed he got injured at Manchester City. Since Mikel arrived here he was asking for a central defender who was left-footed.
"We were really pleased with Pablo - his behaviour, the way he is training, his mentality and his quality. Unfortunately, he has that injury but of course we are really happy to keep him for the future.
"Cedric is also going to be an important player. He has been unlucky with the injuries but he is close to being ready and gives us more strength in the right-back position.
"We’re also pleased Dani will finish the season here. He is making a good contribution and we look forward to him having a strong finish to the season.”
