Lyon have
contacted Arsenal and manager Arsene Wenger asking that if they want to proceed in
signing of Alexandre Lacazette, their centre forward. However, if the Gunners want to land their prime target, they
must meet the French club's asking price of £42m.
There were reports earlier
this week that claimed the Gunners had made contact
with the French international's representatives
and it was believed Arsenal were set to pay £34m to acquire his services. The problem was this fee was deemed too low by the Ligue 1 club.
According
to a report from Mail Online, Lacazette is believed to
be happy at Lyon and is in no rush to transfer away from France.
However,
with West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Atletico Madrid also showing keen
interest in bringing the 25-year-old to England to feature in the Premier League, a transfer may well happen.
I'm thinking the French side could allow a bidding war to
commence in order to receive the best possible figure by selling Lacazette to the highest bidder.
We believe that the Gunners manger, however, does not want to pay that much for for the Lyon forward and could look elsewhere in the form of Alvaro Morata – although Real Madrid’s
asking price for the forward could be just as prohibitive a figure.
Additionally, according
to reports from another news outlet, the north London club have also considered reviving their interest in Germany and Wolfsburg attacker Julian Draxler.
The
Frenchman’s side will be returning to training this week, as they begin their
preparations for the new Premier League scheduled to commence on August 13.
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