Sportsmail understood that the Premier League club had entered talks to sign Lacazette, finding that Lyon wanted £42million for the striker.
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Recent reports have suggested Arsenal made a bid for his signature in the last few days but Aulas had denied these rumours.
Unfortunately, it looks as though Wenger does not agree, or at least, that is how it looks at face value.
It now remains to be seen whether Arsenal do make a move for Lacazette in the remaining weeks of the transfer window. Aulas said to L’Equipe, as quoted in Goal. The 23-year-old has spent the last four years with Lille and just fell short of Didier Deschamps’ France squad for Euro 2016, and his versatility at playing on both flanks of the defence is said to have impressed Wenger.
Arsenal are now the sole club in the player’s pursuit with former admirers Tottenham Hotspur wrapping up a deal for AZ Alkmaar forward Vincent Janssen.
Finally, hopes of signing soon-to-be Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata have been boosted after it was reported that the Spain striker is beginning to go off a move to Chelsea.
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He has since been a key performer for Les Gones, who managed to qualify for next season’s Champions League via a runners-up finish in Ligue 1.
