Arsenal sign Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon for club-record fee
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Arsenal have signed Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon for a club-record fee, reported to be around €53m.
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas confirmed on Sunday that Arsenal were closing in on a deal for Lacazette, 26, that would represent a record fee for both clubs. Arsenal's previous record deal was the £42.4 million signing of Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid in 2013.
The deal is a massive boost to manager Arsene Wenger, who has finally landed the type of elusive top-class striker he has been seeking for years. Lacazette scored 37 times in 45 games last season, and has netted at least 20 league goals in each of the last three seasons.
A statement read: "Alexandre Lacazette has agreed to join us on a long-term contract, for an
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