Coquelin leaves Arsenal after a decade for Valencia

His Valencia contract contains a buy-out clause of €80million.

Thu, 11 Jan, 2018 - 16:28

Francis Coquelin has agreed to join LaLiga side Valencia on a four-and-a-half-year contract following a decade with Arsenal, the Spanish club announced on Thursday.

Coquelin, 26, arrived at Arsenal from French side Laval in 2008 and went on to make 160 first-team appearances.

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