Laurent’s Gun row

deal, wanted an extension and had held discussions about getting an extra 12 months.

Arsenal were willing to give Koscielny a new two-year deal but offered a lower basic salary because of his injury record.

The offer included performance-related pay based on appearances and the option for a free transfer next summer.

Koscielny rejected the offer and things came to a head on Monday when he refused to train. He could yet be fined by the club.

Koscielny did end up training later but told the club yesterday he did not want to go on the United States tour. Instead he will train with the Under-23s with Granit Xhaka set for the first-team armband.

A club statement said: “We are very disappointed by Laurent’s actions, which are against our clear instructions. ”