Arsenal head coach Unai Emery has confirmed that Laurent Koscielny will be the club's captain in 2018/19.
He was the club’s vice-captain behind Per Mertesacker. There were suggestions that the armband could get another player as the defender is currently sidelined by a long-term Achilles injury, however, Emery has already confirmed that the centre-back will be his skipper going forward. "He is injured, but he [Koscielny] is captain of this group,.
"I told the players, it is Petr Cech, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil and Granit Xhaka," said the Spaniard.
"In my career I have always wanted leaders in the team, representation for all the players.
Many feel that the captain should be someone who is fit
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