Laurent Koscielny has agreed terms with his next club – but is yet to convince Arsenal

Laurent Koscielny Arsenal

The 33-year-old rocked the Gunners this summer by refusing to travel with the squad on their pre-season tour of the USA as he looks for a way out.

RMC Sport reports that Koscielny has reached an agreement with Ligue 1 outfit Rennes, but is yet to negotiate his exit with the Arsenal hierarchy.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.