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WATCH: Alexandre Lacazette's Best Goals For Lyon

WATCH: Alexandre Lacazette's Best Goals For Lyon

The French striker is close to joining Arsenal

Joe Baiamonte

Joe Baiamonte

If the reports are true, Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette will be an Arsenal player within the next week.

The 26-year-old is expected to complete a move to the Gunners for a fee in the region of 60 million euros and will become Arsene Wenger's second signing of the summer, after full-back Sead Kolašinac arrived from Schalke, last month.

Lacazette looked set for a move to Atletico Madrid before they received a transfer ban, excluding them from signing any new players for another two transfer windows.

Now, Arsenal have moved into pole position to sign the France international, with a deal expected to be concluded in the coming days.





Lacazette will become the Gunners' record signing once he arrives at the Emirates stadium, replacing Mesut Ozil as Arsenal's most expensive ever player.

It is believed Lacazette's arrival in North London will speed up Alexis Sanchez's departure from the club, with the Chilean rumoured to be close to securing a move to Manchester City.

To whet Premier League fans appetites for Lacazette's arrival, here's a selection of the Lyon striker's greatest goals for the club.


Lacazette has scored 129 goals in 275 games for Lyon, including a return of 37 in 45, last season. The 26-year-old has been named in the Ligue Un team of the season three times and was the league's player of the year for the 2014/15 campaign.

Arsenal fans, excited for Lacazette's arrival or would you have preferred Arsene Wenger to bring someone else to the Emirates stadium?

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Topics: Football, Arsenal, Alexandre Lacazette, Lyon