Official: Arsenal signed Koscielny as an addition © EuroFootball.com

London team's official website has confirmed that the club has acquired defender Laurent Koscielny.

Although the transfer fee is not disclosed, according to press reports, coach Arsene Wenger did not spare 12 million pounds for the 24-year-old footballer, who signed a long-term contract with the Gunners.

Last season, the player who represented the team of Lorento city 40 times will wear the jersey with number six in the English capital club.

In the Arsenal team, the Polish-born Koscielny will strengthen the ranks of center-backs, which significantly weakened with the departures of William Gallas, Mikael Silvestre, and possibly Sol Campbell, although the latter is still considering the possibility of staying.