Laurent Koscielny Joins Arsenal
Good morning, it's one of those rare days today that we speculate about all through the summer, we actually have a brand new signing for Arsenal to discuss. After lengthy speculation, the club confirmed the transfer of Laurent Koscielny from French side Lorient for an undisclosed fee which media speculation places somewhere between £8.5 million and £10 million. The arrival of centre-half Koscielny goes some way (albeit not all the way) to offsetting the departures we have already seen and seem likely to see from our defence in the near future. By reportedly paying a fee not far off the one Arsene Wenger agreed for Thomas Vermaelen, the manager has set the bar pretty high for the new addition. Before Koscielny has even kicked a ball for Arsenal, several fans have questioned his quality and what it says about Arsenal's ambition that the club has signed him. I would suggest there can only be a small number of Arsenal fans that have watched Koscielny as much as the club...