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Captain Laurent Koscielny has refused to participate in the preparatory tour of Arsenal in the United States, the club said.
The future of Koscielny at Arsenal would be questioned after the last year of his contract, with no sign of a new deal.
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The 33-year-old has been badociated with a return to France with Bordeaux.
Arsenal confirmed the news in a statement: "We are very disappointed with Laurent's actions, which go against our clear instructions.
"We hope to solve this problem and we will not provide any further comment at this time."
Koscielny, who joined Arsenal from the French club Lorient in 2010, made more than 350 appearances for the club. He recently signed a contract extension in 2017, expiring at the end of the 2019-2020 campaign.
The center-back was seriously injured in the knee against Atletico Madrid in May 2018, which excluded him from France's victory during the World Cup victorious campaign this summer, before his return at the game last December.
Arsenal will face the Colorado Rapids in a friendly on July 16 before facing Bayern Munich, Fiorentina and Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup. They begin their Premier League campaign in Newcastle on August 11th.
At the same time, Arsenal sentenced Jordi Osei-Tutu, 20, on loan from North German club VfL Bochum to "unacceptable racial attacks".
Bochum was playing against the Swiss St. Gallen team Tuesday night when Osei-Tutu left the field in tears after an interaction with an opposition player.
In a statement issued shortly after the incident, Arsenal said: "We are working closely with Bochum and Jordi and we give him our full support." Racism has no place in our game and we do not let's tolerate no form of discrimination. "
Source: espn.co.uk
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