Arsenal eye swoop to sign £53m star as Emery looks to plug leaky defence
According to L’Équipe, Arsenal are eyeing a move to sign Samuel Umtiti from Barcelona in a potential £53m deal with Laurent Koscielny edging closer to leaving the club this summer.
Koscielny has just one year left on his contract and the French outlet says he’s hoping to play for another two or three years but Arsenal are yet to initiate talks to discuss an extension to his deal.
The French international is still feeling the effects of a serious Achilles injury that he suffered back in 2018 and he’ll turn 34 in September so it’s easy to understand why Arsenal would be reluctant to offer him a new contract.
L’Equipe say the situation means Koscielny may play his final game in Arsenal colours when we take on Chelsea in the Europa League final next week with Bayer Leverkeusen, AC Milan, Monaco and Rennes all keen to sign t...