And now The Telegraph claim the French club are also planning to increase Lacazette’s price tag to £60m, which will end Arsenal’s hopes of signing the France global.
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The long-serving Arsenal boss will be joined in the top flight this season by his old rival Jose Mourinho, back in work at Manchester United, as well as Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and Antonio Conte at Chelsea. If you want quality people, you have to pay the amount of money.
The England midfielder, who has been dogged by injury problems in recent seasons, suffered a minor setback during Arsenal’s pre-season preparations and although Wenger moved to play down fears over his fitness levels, the Frenchman revealed that Wilshere is likely to miss Sunday’s game at The Emirates.
Arsene Wenger talked to BBC Radio 5 live ahead of the season opener against Liverpool and cast doubts over his future at the club by saying that he is still “unsure” and is yet to make a decision. I think he shows that with his hunger every year.
“For us to have a great season, it’s important to have a great Jack Wilshere”. I’m sure there’s things going on behind the scenes, you know how long these deals take now.
With Brazilian defender Gabriel set to remain on the sidelines for two months following an ankle injury in the preseason friendly win against City, Wenger’s immediate priority is to bring in defensive cover, although another attacking player could inject more variety, according to Parlour.
“I see the same hunger, if not even more”, said Wilshere.
Parlour has sympathy for Arsenal in their struggle to make new signings but, like many, believes a new centre-back and new centre-forward are required if the team is to challenge for the title this season.
Although a deal might be hard to be reached because the 25-year-old just signed a new five-year contract in June which has an £85.5m buyout clause.
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“I think he really feels like he can win and do something special with this team”.
