Arsenal Skipper Preparing For 2020 Exit

Laurent Koscielny says he’s likely to leave after contract expires…

Arsenal skipper Laurent Koscielny revealed that he’s likely to leave the club once his current contract expires in 2020, though he’s unsure of his next career step, Nice Martin reports.

Koscielny arrived in 2010 as an inexperienced, unknown defender but certainly grew into a top class centre-back and one of the Premier League’s most consistent.

The 33-year-old is currently on the sidelines after his achilles finally ruptured following years of management to get him through the season.

A freak incident so him in excruciating pain against Atletico Madrid in the Europa League last season and he immediately knew that his season – and the World Cup – was over.

The Frenchman has admitted he’s settled in London, but his time at Arsenal could be over in three years.

“I’m under contract until June 2020. Afterwards? I’m thinking of moving on, but I do not know where,” the man known as ‘Bossielny’, said.

“This is not relevant anyway! I am in England, my family too. Then there will inevitably be a lot of question marks.

“The bottom line is to have health. I learned to relativise because there are so many more serious things in life.”

We should be in a space where a Koscielny exit doesn’t affect us much come 2020, though with our recruitment history you can’t be so sure.

Despite the arrival of a few defenders over the years, Koscielny has remained our best defender and given his age, we need to find an heir to his throne.