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Unai Emery Suggests Arsenal Captain Laurent Koscielny Could Leave This Summer

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has suggested captain Laurent Koscielny could be set to leave the club amid an ongoing contract dispute that saw him miss their pre-season tour of the United States.

Koscielny, 33, has less than one year remaining on his Arsenal contract and is yet to come to an agreement over an extension.

Sky Sports News reported the defender wants to be permitted to return to his native France. Emery told reporters Koscielny could be the latest experienced squad figure to head for the exit this summer as he looks for new leaders:

"Last year (Granit) Xhaka, Mesut (Ozil) and Nacho (Monreal) were working as captains.