- Arsenal poised to shatter their transfer record by signing Alexandre Lacazette
- Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas had claimed Lacazette was not likely to move
- However Arsenal, who spent £42.5m on Mesut Ozil, have not given up the chase
Arsenal are poised to shatter their
transfer record by paying more than £50million to sign French striker
Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon.
Sources
in France say the 26-year-old, who scored 37 goals in 45 games last
season, has told friends he believes a deal worth more than £50m
including add-ons is close to being agreed.
Lyon
president Jean-Michel Aulas had claimed earlier this week that
Lacazette, who has spent his entire career with the club, was not likely
to move but Arsenal, whose transfer record is the £42.5m they spent on
Mesut Ozil, have refused to give up the chase.
Meanwhile Alexis Sanchez claims he knows
whether he will stay at Arsenal or leave this summer - but the Chile
forward is refusing to make his decision public.
The
28-year-old has one year left on his deal and has yet to commit his
future to the Premier League club amid interest from the likes of
Manchester City.
He is on international
duty at the Confederations Cup with Chile, who face Germany in the
final on Sunday. When asked whether his future remains uncertain, the
forward said: 'It's clear but I can't tell you.'
Sanchez
was ready to quit Arsenal this summer after being dropped for the
defeat at Liverpool as his relationship with Arsene Wenger and his
team-mates became strained.
However he scored 24 Premier League goals last season and the Gunners are determined to keep hold of him.
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