Arsenal skipper identified as serious target for Borussia Dortmund

Laurent Koscielny

The 33-year-old has been at the Emirates for nine years but is entering the final year of his contract.

BILD believes that Bundesliga runners-up Dortmund consider the France international as a serious option to strengthen their defence.

Arsenal are said to be willing to cash in on the centre-back now rather than lose him on a free transfer next summer.

Koscielny made just 17 Premier League appearances for the club during an injury-affected 2018/19 campaign that saw him ruled out with an achilles tendon injury until December.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.