Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny nearly left the Gunners this summer, revealed agent Stephane Courbis. The French international was weighing up a handful of offers from other clubs before tearing his Achilles tendon at the end of the season. As per the Independent, Courbis said in an interview with France Football that Koscielny had offers from Ligue 1 and China.
“At that time (May), Laurent was playing what might have been his final matches with Arsenal. Laurent started to consider a possible move away from Arsenal at the same time as Arsene (Wenger).