ARSENAL HAVE COMPLETED the signing of Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon, reportedly for a club-record fee.
The 26-year-old’s long-awaited arrival was officially announced on Wednesday, the striker signing a long-term deal after the Gunners paid a fee believed to be in the region of €60million.
That sum outstrips the €44m Arsenal paid to Real Madrid for Mesut Ozil in 2013.
“The deal is subject to the completion of regulatory processes.” Arsenal said in a brief statement.
Lacazette arrives on the back of his most prolific season, scoring 37 goals in 45 games across all competitions as Lyon finished fourth in Ligue 1 and reached the Europa League semi-finals.
The forward had looked set to join up with France international team-mate Antoine Griezmann at Atletico Madrid earlier in the off-season, but the upholding of a transfer ban for the LaLiga club forced an end to negotiations.
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Lacazette has 11 France caps and made 275 appearances for Lyon.
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