Arsenal head coach Unai Emery has revealed he spoke to Laurent Koscielny three times in a forlorn attempt to get his captain on the club’s pre-season tour. After the game, Emery was quizzed on the situation regarding Koscielny and the Spaniard admitted he had spoken to the 33-year-old defender on numerous occasions but had been unable to convince him to travel. “He started training with us this pre-season and I spoke with him three times for his situation,” Emery said at his post-match press conference. Unai Emery would not be drawn on what was next for Koscielny and Arsenal. Koscielny captained Arsenal in their Europa League final defeat to Chelsea last season.

Source: Irish Examiner July 16, 2019 07:52 UTC