Laurent Koscielny Rumors & News

THOMAS Vermaelen could leave Arsenal this summer, paving the way for a possible bid from the Gunners for Swansea City's Ashley Williams. Arsenal captain Vermaelen spent the last two months of the season on the bench as Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny established themselves as Arsene Wenger's preferred centre-back partnership. The 27-year-old is reportedly keen to stay in North London and fight for his place in the team, but fears his chances of playing for Belgium at next summer's World...

Even before his winning volley at St James’ Park, Arsenal owed the saving of their season to Laurent Koscielny.

You all had to know who this was going to be. We didn't even really vote, like we usually do. Someone - maybe me, but I don't remember - just said "MOTM is Kos, right?" Nobody really responded, because it was so clearly obvious. The clear primary reason is that for the second year running, he scored the game-winning goal in the match that secured Champions League football for Arsenal for the next year. He did it to West Brom last year, and again to Newcastle this year with a ridiculous scissor-kick that hit goalkeeper and Canadian prime minister Steve Harper in the side of the head on ...

MARTIN SAMUEL: It was 1997 when Arsenal last began a season out of the Champions League, and the next campaign will be no exception thanks to Laurent Koscielny's volley against Newcastle.

Arsenal pulled out a squeaker at St. James Park in Newcastle today, winning 1-0 in a tense affair to finish fourth, one point above Tottenham Hotspur (again). Some thoughts: -- Arsenal were not at their best. Do not care. -- Arsenal sat very deep after their opener. Scary it was. Do not care. -- Laurent Koscielny was excellent; Per was less so; Ramsey struggled. He is my lovely Franco-Polish Man. Care. -- Theo hit the post late. I almost died. Do not care. -- Bale scored a worldie. Honestly who cares at all. I don't care much about how much this morning sucked to watch; it was tense, i...

At the final whistle, Arsene Wenger turned towards his bench with both fists in the air and instinctively hugged the nearest man in an Arsenal jersey, which happened to be Mikel Arteta. This was what fourth place meant to Arsenal so forgive them if it got a little emotional.

Defender Laurent Koscielny is confident he and fellow centre-back Per Mertesacker can help shackle former team-mate Robin van Persie to continue Arsenal's “story” against Barclays Premier League champions-elect Manchester United next weekend.

Bayern Munich have made Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny a summer target. The 27-year-old France international might be tempted by a switch to the runaway Bundesliga leaders.