Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette has completed a
medical at Arsenal before his proposed £45m
record move.
The Gunners had an initial bid for the 26-year-old
France international rejected, but talks continued.
His fee, of up to £52m with add-ons, will surpass
the £42.4m Arsenal paid Real Madrid for Mesut
Ozil in 2013.
Lacazette was second top scorer in Ligue 1 - the
French top flight - 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.
His league tally last season was bettered by only
Paris St-Germain's Edinson Cavani, with 35.
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 upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Last week Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis
promised fans "top-quality" summer signings
during a question-and-answer session.
Left-back Sead Kolasinac, who joined from
Schalke, is Arsenal's only recruit since the end of
last season.
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July 04, 2017
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