Laurent Koscielny takes sly dig at Alexis Sanchez with Aaron Ramsey tribute

Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny has taken a sly dig at former team-mate Alexis Sanchez for the manner in which he left the club.

The Chilean swapped the Emirates for Old Trafford in January 2018 in a swap-deal involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Sanchez had been desperate to quit the club for over a year and did little to conceal his displeasure at being kept at the club against his will.

The 30-year-old’s situation is not too dissimilar to that of Aaron Ramsey, who has known he’d be leaving the Gunners for over six months.

The Welshman signed a pre-contract agreement with Juventus in January but his form has been brilliant and nobody could question his commitment to the club.

And, in praising Ramsey’s attitude, Koscielny appeared to take a dig at Sanchez for the way he left the club.

‘What I like about Aaron is that, we know he signs for Juventus but he is still a professional and he always fights for the club and for the team,’ said Koscielny.

‘Sometimes you have players who have stopped fighting for this team, but I think he has loved this club and that is why he stayed at 100 per cent for us. It shows a great mentality and character’

Ramsey confirmed on Wednesday that injury will prevent him from playing for Arsenal again before his move to Juventus this summer.

The midfielder joins the Old Lady in July and hopes to return to full fitness by the time he arrives in Turin.

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