{"id":334066,"date":"2017-07-05T07:08:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T07:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=334066"},"modified":"2017-07-05T07:08:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T07:08:05","slug":"alexandre-lacazette-completes-arsenal-medical-ahead-of-record-45m-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/alexandre-lacazette-completes-arsenal-medical-ahead-of-record-45m-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandre Lacazette completes Arsenal medical ahead of record \u00a345m move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette has completed a medical at\u00a0Arsenal before his proposed \u00a345m record move.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners had an initial bid for the 26-year-old France international rejected, but talks continued. His fee, of up to \u00a352m with add-ons, will surpass the\u00a0\u00a342.4m Arsenal paid Real Madrid for Mesut Ozil\u00a0in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Lacazette was second top scorer in Ligue 1 \u2013 the French top flight \u2013 last season with 28 goals. He has scored 129 goals in 275 matches in all competitions since breaking into the first team in the 2009-10 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>His league tally last season was bettered by only Paris St-Germain\u2019s Edinson Cavani, with 35.<\/p>\n<p>Lacazette, who has won 11 caps for France, has been linked with several top clubs and looked set to join Atletico Madrid before their transfer ban was\u00a0upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Last week\u00a0Arsenal\u00a0chief executive Ivan Gazidis promised fans\u00a0\u201ctop-quality\u201d summer signings\u00a0during a question-and-answer session. Left-back Sead Kolasinac, who joined from Schalke, is\u00a0Arsenal\u2018s only recruit since the end of last season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette has completed a medical at\u00a0Arsenal before his proposed \u00a345m record move. The Gunners had an initial bid for the 26-year-old France international rejected, but talks continued. His fee, of up to \u00a352m with add-ons, will surpass the\u00a0\u00a342.4m Arsenal paid Real Madrid for Mesut Ozil\u00a0in 2013. 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