10 Weirdest Football Transfers That Happened This Summer

4. Koscielny To Bordeaux (£4.6m)

What is going on at Arsenal this Summer?! Bridges are being burnt left right and centre and this latest development, involving a defensive stalwart who has called the Emirates his home since 2010, shows that something is rumbling at the North London club. Admittedly Koscielny hasn’t been the player he showed signs of being at the start of his Gunners career for some time now and through injuries, however unfortunate, he has never been able to consistently deliver on his early promise.

The club have always held in him high regard and even with these constant lay-offs, awarded him the captaincy in 2018 but this summer, perhaps sensing his place was under threat under the ever pragmatic Emery, Koscielny pushed for a move and demanded to leave his club – with no obvious candidate for replacement on their way in.

His reveal as a Bordeaux player will go down in history as one of the most insane of all time. The player, sat in an Arsenal strip, discards his old colours and reveals his new clubs badge, stripping away his 300+ apps for the mighty red and white - classy move from a former captain. Good riddance.