Arsenal reach agreement to sell player for €6m – After free transfer had been wanted

Arsenal have reached an agreement to sell Laurent Koscielny, report RMC on Tuesday morning.

The defender has wanted to leave the club this summer and even refused to go on the Gunners’ preseason tour, trying to force them to release him from his contract.

Everything was then made public and it was a messy situation for all involved.

According to claims at the time, Koscielny had wanted to be allowed to move back to France for free, with his current deal then torn up. Arsenal, however, saw things differently, and believed they could get a fee for the central defender.

RMC report Bordeaux will be paying the Premier League club €6m, so it certainly seems worth it for Arsenal to have stuck to their guns.

Koscielny himself will be signing a three year contract, something which will take the 33 year old to likely the end of his career, and provide security for a longer period than his deal with Arsenal did.