Alexandre Lacazette (Out)

[akhil]

Isn’t the point that he’s good outside the box cos he has to be, cos he can’t compete in the box. We should be targeting a player with strength and pace who can actually unsettle defenders in the box, and who can score a 1v1 versus the goalie.

He's supposed to be a striker leading the line though, not a 2nd striker or an AM. I'd rather have a striker who can drop deep occasionally and help out but whose primary contributions are in goals, not a striker who barely get any shots off but gets his props for doing most of his good stuff far from goal.

He's not a 180K/week good anyway, never has been.Solid pro though, never heard any issues with him his entire time here, even though he's been treated lousily being in and out the team his entire tenure here.

 

[A_G]

 

[Paperino]

Our main striker.

 

[KrissKringle]

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Bye!

 

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PL defenders:

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Sounds like a sensible decision. We need to find a replacement, not renew his contract. He needs a last long term contract. Laca has been an honest grafter for us, through a difficult period for the club.

 

[Garrincha]

feel him & Eddie getting any pre agreements sorted quick is only a good thing for us

it has to weigh on your mind playing without that security & so much money on the line

 

[Riou]

Sounds like a sensible decision. We need to find a replacement, not renew his contract. He needs a last long term contract. Laca has been an honest grafter for us, through a difficult period for the club.

If Balogun has a good loan at Middlesbrough, maybe he could be our back up striker next season...would have Martinelli who could play there too.

 

[AberGooner]

I'd imagine we'd only offer him a year extension if anything which from his own point of view he'd be silly to accept when he could get a 2-3 deal with someone like Lyon.

 

[Bloodbather]

Let him go to Lyon, take Maxence Caqueret from them.

 

[14Henry]

Let him go to Lyon, take Maxence Caqueret from them.

He will be going there for free on his terms and theirs. They will owe us 0 favours. We will have to pay the same for Caqueret with or without Laca going there.

 

[Rasmi]

He would be wise to focus on his performance and if he does well take a decent contract from Lyon

 

[samshere]

He would be wise to focus on his performance and if he does well take a decent contract from Lyon

Not if they can agree on a pre contract. Then he can coast for the next three months.

 

[Rasmi]

Not if they can agree on a pre contract. Then he can coast for the next three months.

Yeah but he has nailed in place next 4 months here and he doesn’t have to rush anything. But if he does well he can earn a big move to france

 

[Flying Okapis]

I wont be sad to see him go in all honesty and think its a good thing we dont renew.

I also think the same with Nketiah.

But it is very alarming that the club will lose the two main strikers we now have, in the summer and for free.

We will be going into the summer transfer market where striker options are limited and require 1 main striker and a backup which will be extremely difficult to get.

I suppose the one positive is Mbappe and Haaland will quick off them merry go round but we are then waiting to react.

This makes it even more confusing that we didnt sign a Cabral or similar in January, a player who could have helped now but also could have been upgraded on if required in the summer and he could then move into the back up role.

I hope this club knows what its doing but I really doubt it.

 

[Rasmi]

I wont be sad to see him go in all honesty and think its a good thing we dont renew.

I also think the same with Nketiah.

But it is very alarming that the club will lose the two main strikers we now have, in the summer and for free.

We will be going into the summer transfer market where striker options are limited and require 1 main striker and a backup which will be extremely difficult to get.

I suppose the one positive is Mbappe and Haaland will quick off them merry go round but we are then waiting to react.

This makes it even more confusing that we didnt sign a Cabral or similar in January, a player who could have helped now but also could have been upgraded on if required in the summer and he could then move into the back up role.

I hope this club knows what its doing but I really doubt it.

The club will do anything to renew him. Even offer him improved contract. Last thing they want is to buy a new strike force. We will also buy a striker next January

 

[RacingPhoton]

feel him & Eddie getting any pre agreements sorted quick is only a good thing for us

it has to weigh on your mind playing without that security & so much money on the line

I have the opposite take on this. If they don't have anything sorted yet, they will be motivated to play well. If they have a contract signed, they would just coast through.

 

[akhil]

Yeah but he has nailed in place next 4 months here and he doesn’t have to rush anything. But if he does well he can earn a big move to france

I'm not sure why he wouldn't consider Milan to be honest. Giroud and Ibra are the options up top there. Could get more money than Lyon and CL football. They've been interested in him before. Atletico Madrid too.

Lyon would be a purely sentimental option, he could still offer a decent amount in Italy and Spain.

 

[Rasmi]

I'm not sure why he wouldn't consider Milan to be honest. Giroud and Ibra are the options up top there. Could get more money than Lyon and CL football. They've been interested in him before. Atletico Madrid too.

Lyon would be a purely sentimental option, he could still offer a decent amount in Italy and Spain.

Personally I see him going to Spain