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Laurent Koscielny claims he decided to leave Arsenal months ago after much consideration as the defender completed a €5 million transfer to Bordeaux. Although Arsenal tried to convince Koscielny to stay for the final year of his deal at the club, the 33-year-old opted to return to his homeland after nine years with the Gunners. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Koscielny’s move caused controversy among Arsenal supporters as the captain refused to travel with the team for their pre-season tour of the United States as he tried to force an exit. The last-minute announcement that the defender would not join the squad prompted the gunners to open disciplinary proceedings. Koscienly took to social media after completing his return to France to reveal tha...

Laurent Koscielny has undergone surgery on an Achilles tendon and will miss the World Cup and not return to training until December this year. It is a major blow to Arsene Wenger’s successor at Arsenal, with the club already looking for a way to deal with the retirement of Per Mertesacker this summer and now likely to hasten their search for a new centre-back. Wenger also revealed that he has had multiple job offers since announcing his decision to leave Arsenal at the end of the season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “He is of course devastated - he has had surgery and will be out for six months,” said Wenger. “It is his final year where he will play for the national team and he will miss as well the World Cup. “People with inflamed Achilles, they ...

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Koscielny explains reasons for controversial Arsenal exit after joining Bordeaux