That’s right for over two seasons Arsenal are being linked to Frenchmen Alexander Lacazette and with latest reports emerging that Lyon Chief has admitted a possibility of selling star players but for a right price. The Gunners had submitted a bid of £29m last summer, but had their bid rejected, So they went on to sign Lucas Perez instead from La Liga side Deportivo La Coruna.
Since a media outlets have already started reporting that Olivier Giroud might been show the door next season signing of Lacazette might be a possibility.
Lyon’s club chief Jean-Michel Aulas has also admitted that the club will have to cash-in on their star players.
He said, “We don’t have to do anything. But as we have a squad valued at more than €170m, there will come a time when we have to cash in on that capital.”
“So, as i did with Karim Benzema and Samuel Umtiti, if a player wants to leave and the offer is acceptable, we won’t stand in the way.”
Altough many European Giants have expressed an interest on the 25 year old Frenchman and he will attract many bids this summer if he decides to leave Lyon this summer.
The attacker has scored a whopping 26 goals in just 29 appearances this season, which is more than Arsenal’s top scorer Alexis Sanchez.