TornadoTed
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I hope he stays, still our best defender in my opinion. I just hope we buy someone decent so we can manage his 'old' legs and not be reliant on him playing all the time.
Didn't know kosh got only 1 year left. Hopefully that not mean we keeping mustafi. If we selling kosh mustafi and maybe Chambers then we are getting 2 CB at least
Well, I've been saying since last summer that this is a possibility. As much as I like Koscielny, I can't say I'm really against it just as long as Mustafi is moved on as well and they bring in two suitable replacements. He'll be 34 in September and hasn't played more than 25 league games since 2016-17. Whether he stays or not, Arsenal can't put all their eggs in the Koscielny basket. It's just impossible to predict when he'll be unable to play and even when healthy he'll need some rest. Probably a good time for him to move on with only a year left on his contract.
I think he would be an excellent option to play a few games here and there while integrating a youngster like Konate and nursing Holding back to full fitness.
Well worth keeping. Let him run down his contract and get a big bonus as a free agent. A 5m fee does nothing for us - much better to keep him.
But what if he wants to go? I don't think anyone is reporting that Arsenal is trying to force him out. But I don't think they will stand in his way if he gets an offer he likes. The fee may be minimal, but it also opens up a significant chunk of wages if he does move. That would give them more financial flexibility this summer.
If he wishes to leave , then sell him - he's been a great servant; we shouldn't stand in his way. Doubt he'd walk away from a 5m signing on bonus and a nice salary as a free transfer though?
Personally I'd be gutted to see him go, but, like you said, he's earned the right to make that decision. Hope we keep him, I think he has one more good season in him, plus with the CB's we're being linked with, having someone with Koscileny's experience could be essential.Kos has earned the right to decide himself what he wants to do. If he wants to stay we should absolutely keep him another year, if he wants to go back to France, and I can understand why he would, then we should let him.
He's been our best defender since coming back, so I'm surprised to see people are fine with him leaving. Would leave an underwhelming player like Sokratis as a main pillar of our defense regardless who we bring in.
I hope we keep him for one more year, integrate whoever we buy this window and then buy hopefully a top replacement again next summer, then bin Sokratis.
Watch kosh get more interest from teams than mustafi despite being 33 years old. I don't think we'll more than 10-15M from kosh still good enough of player got 1 year in his contract
10M wouldn't be bad he still decent CBCIES has Koscielny valued at €4-7 million, so any fee would probably be minimal. It would get £90,000 a week off the wage bill though. I guess it just depends on whether or not he wants to move.
Arsenal might have to take a real hit on Mustafi because it's hard to figure what kind of fee they might get. I hope they're willing to do it if need be. CIES actually has him valued at €30-40 million. Hard to imagine them getting that much, but maybe Sanllehi's extensive contacts will find a way.
10M wouldn't be bad he still decent CB