Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette is a summer target for Monaco, according to the Mirror. The Frenchman will have one year remaining on his contract at the end of the season and a decision will need to be made on his future.
Manager Mikel Arteta has spoken out in recent months to say that discussions will take place over an extension to his current deal but fans on Twitter feel the striker’s time at the Emirates may well be coming to an end:
If we can sell for anything above 20m I think that's good business, selling Nketiah too, Elneny, bellerin, Chambers, Willock and returning ceballos it's means good sell out business for me
— kola_porth (@ahm_kolade) February 27, 2021
40£m +
— Mea92?? (@NusmaMea) February 27, 2021
Bye my man
— OkikiWealth (@FameofWealth99) February 27, 2021
30m sell him
— Persie (@Invincible1890) February 27, 2021
Thank You lord ???
— Omo Iya Olopa ??♀ (@digital_geesus) February 27, 2021
We will use the money from laca to strengthen the other areas
— Anish2809 (@Anish28092) February 27, 2021
Am I silly for thinking, you can sell Laca and get £30m maybe, put balogun on a LT contract and he takes Lacas spot in the team.
It saves you like £40m (inc wages).
Put that into a reliable defender.— Rajesh Jilka (@WatchaGonnDo) February 27, 2021
It’s fair to say that Lacazette has never lived up to his £52m price tag. The 29-year-old has not hit 20 goals in a single season, with his best (19) coming in his second campaign with the London club.
Over the past two years, in particular, the forward has struggled with consistency and his lack of minutes in recent weeks, despite having a purple patch since Christmas, suggests Arteta does not see him as vital to his first-team plans.
