Laurent Koscielny’s agent has a surprising update for Arsenal fans

Laurent Koscielny’s agent has recently revealed that the player was linked with a move away from Arsenal at the end of last season. There was strong interest in the centre-back from China, while a return to France was a possibility - with Marseille, Monaco and Lyon all said to be intersted. But the injury Koscielny sustained against Atletico Madrid, ended his possible transfer to other clubs. Speaking to  France Football, Koscielny's agent Stephane Courbis revealed. “When he banged the floor with his hand, I immediately knew that it was serious, that it was over," said Courbis. "Everything at that moment went through my mind, including the worst, which was validated when it emerged that it was an Achilles rupture and that he would miss the World Cup. Laurent was perhaps playing the final matches of his Arsenal career. "He started thinking about a possible departure from Arsenal at the same time as Arsene Wenger. It was the right moment, the final moment to leave with the arrival of the new manager. I had already anticipated this, with two or three offers that were starting to make us think. "We were open to different options, China as much as France. He could not see himself playing for another English team other than Arsenal. Since the approach from Marseille least season, the notion of returning to Ligue 1 entered his thinking. It was a genuine possibility.”

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