Laurent Koscielny nears Arsenal exit as Ligue 1 club have bid accepted

By Greg Lea
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Laurent Koscelny

Laurent Koscielny is set to join Bordeaux from Arsenal, according to the Telegraph.

The French defender has been granted his wish to return to France following a nine-year spell at the Emirates Stadium.

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Greg Lea
Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).