Arsenal to sign top 26-year-old for £46m on five-year contract – report
Arsenal are set to sign Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon on a five-year contract, according to reports
Arsenal are closing in on the £46m (€53m) signing of Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon on a five-year contract, according to reports in France.
French outlet Telefoot is reporting that the north London side are poised to secure the signature of the 26-year-old France international as Arsene Wenger looks to bolster his attacking options at The Emirates.
Lacazette has long been linked with a move to Arsenal but it would appear that a deal is now approaching a conclusion as the Gunners look to tie up their second signing of the summer.
The striker was thought to be heading to Atletico Madrid this summer but the Spanish club have been banned from signing any players until January.
Lacazette has earned a reputation as one of Europe’s top strikers in recent seasons, with the forward having scored 28 goals and made three assists last term for Lyon in Ligue 1.
Arsenal have so far only concluded the signing of left-back Sead Kolasinac from Schalke so far this summer as Wenger prepares his team for the 2017-18 season.
The Gunners finished in fifth place in the Premier League table last season.
