Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette is the subject of interest from Barcelona, according to reports in the Catalan media.
The Frenchman is reportedly an alternative to priority target Antoine Griezmann, although Barca have yet to decide on who to pursue.
Gunners fans on Twitter were quick to issue a hands-off warning to the La Liga club:
£120 million plus messi
— Iᴍʀäɴ (@Imrann_AFC) 4 May 2019
@LacazetteAlex is NOT FOR SALE at any cost @FCBarcelona pic.twitter.com/8KTuD6fH7X
— Supernova (@supanova_7) 4 May 2019
Relax his contract ends in 2022
— Rochdi ?? (@RochdiHami_Afc) 4 May 2019
Sorry Laca not for sale?
— Tomas Sigit Bintoro (@SigitTomas) 4 May 2019
You do not improve by selling your best players, it’s as simple as that. €70m is barely more than we paid for him.
— Dan Parsons (@toothlessgibbon) 4 May 2019
Imagine letting go of laca to get gomes. We'll bottle even more with him and xhaka in the middle.
— Vidit Kumar (@iamVidit_7) 5 May 2019
Would rather sell Auba
— . (@AJStatham123) 4 May 2019
Messi or we riot
— Chuck Robert (@ChuckRobert2) 4 May 2019
Next joke please
— ishy (@ishAfc49) 4 May 2019
Literally anyone else before Laca!?
— rich (@GoonerRichyB80) 4 May 2019
Barcelona would reportedly only consider offering between €65m (£55m) and €70m (£60m) for Lacazette which would only just exceed the £53m that Arsenal paid for the forward in 2017.
With that being the case, Barca are reportedly considering using players such as Samuel Umtiti and Andre Gomes as part of the deal.
The two players have been linked with moves to the Emirates in the last few months, but it seems unlikely that the London club would sacrifice their player of the year in order to secure a deal for either of them.
