Arsenal Seal £52m Deal for £200,000-A-week Alexandre Lacazette
Arsenal sealed a record breaking £52m deal for Alexandre Lacazette on Tuesday night – and then prepared to carry on spending.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is now plotting moves for Monaco’s Thomas Lemar, with Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez a back-up option.
Mirror Sport can reveal that Monaco have quoted Arsenal a staggering £80m price tag for Lemar as they do not want to sell and that deal now seems increasingly unlikely unless a compromise can be reached.
That has opened the door for Arsenal to go for Mahrez who is keen on a switch to the Emirates with Leicester braced for an approach but no official bid has been made.
Wenger has already publicly admitted his admiration for Mahrez as Arsenal look to shake up the squad even after Lacazette’s arrival shatters the previous record set when they signed Mesut Ozil for £42.5m in 2013.
The 26-year-old Lyon striker completed a medical on Tuesday after agreeing a five year contract and is expected to be Arsenal’s top earner on £200,000-a-week.
He was introduced to his new team mates at the training ground and may join their pre-season trip to Australia and China.
Arsenal have now given up on Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe and the hope is that may ease the French club’s position on Lemar.
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