Arsenal Football Club have opened talks with defender Laurent Koscielny over a new deal which would see him commit his future for the forseeable future and would make him the sixth player to extend his stay in the last fortnight.
If Koscielny does put pen-to-paper over a new deal, he will join team-mates; Per Mertesacker, Tomas Rosicky, Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Gedion Zelalem in committing to the club for the next few years.
Manager Arsene Wenger has been criticised in recent years about how he deals with player’s contracts, and after losing both Robin Van Persie and Samir Nasri due to their contracts expiring, the Frenchman has shown his change by securing the future of five players already, with Koscielny set to be the sixth.
The French centre-back has been superb for Arsenal this season and has developed a sensational partnership with Per Mertesacker at the heart of The Gunners’ defence, and if the club can get the defender to sign a new deal, it would be yet another massive boost for them off the field as they prepare for the title run-in and the FA Cup Semi-Finals.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
