The Gunners announced on Thursday that their captain had “refused to travel to the US for our pre-season tour” as he seeks a speedy exit. According to L’Equipe, the news has not gone unnoticed in France, where Bordeaux and Rennes are both showing interest in signing the 33-year-old. The outlet believes that Bordeaux is the centre-back’s preferred destination as it is closer to his hometown of Tulle. A source at the Ligue 1 club told the newspaper: “I think he wants to come. On our end, at least, the job has been done for a long time. It’s on Arsenal’s side that things are blocked.” READ THIS  Arsenal's captain curse: how Laurent Koscielny exacerbates an...
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