Alexandre Lacazette (Out)

[Furious]

Was wondering how I came around my Laca agenda if we sign Zaha without selling Laca and then this link happens.

 

[Beast Incarnate]

I'd rather Auba go, but if we can get big money for either to reinvest. I'm all for it.

 

[Mitch]

Glad to see their still Gooners that know their football with presemt 71% ahowing sense.

 

[GDeep™]

Glad to see their still Gooners that know their football with prwsemt 71% ahowing sense.

These must be the same people who voted him player of the year for his 11 goals and 3 away goals against relegation teams.

 

[Mitch]

These must be the same people who voted him player of the year for his 11 goals and 3 away goals against relegation teams.

As supposed to fans who want us to spend over £40m on a player who went 14 games without with getting a goal or an assist last season. That the only teams in the top half that he scored against last season was us and the foxes.

 

[Pat Rice]

Probably makes sense to sell to finance a rebuild in other areas. Would need to buy another striker however. Think it would mean us signing that lad from Hull and Zaha. Talk of Zaha and Ziyech a bit far fetched.

 

[tap-in]

We don't need to sell Laca to buy Zaha because we have other players to sell ie Chambers, Mustafi, Iwobi, Mhki, Monreal or Kola if Tierney joins. I would however sell Laca to improve the squad elsewhere eg top CB and Saliba can go back on loan.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

We don't need to sell Laca to buy Zaha because we have other players to sell ie Chambers, Mustafi, Iwobi, Mhki, Monreal or Kola if Tierney joins. I would however sell Laca to improve the squad elsewhere eg top CB and Saliba can go back on loan.

Yes but those players are a struggle to sell and you have to sell a lot of them to achieve the funds needed. Laca is easy to sell and a potential 70m deal.

 

[tap-in]

Yes but those players are a struggle to sell and you have to sell a lot of them to achieve the funds needed. Laca is easy to sell and a potential 70m deal.

Did you read all of my post? eg I would however sell Laca to improve the squad elsewhere eg top CB and Saliba can go back on loan.

Mustafi may be hard, Mhki also but Chambers, Iwobi, Kola or Monreal not so hard.

 

[Vinci]

The Spanish club interested has to be Atletico. Depends on whether or not they want to buy Morata, with Chelski going to recall him if they don't buy him right now.

Spend 50M on Morata or Laca? Think Laca would edge it.

 

[say yes]

These must be the same people who voted him player of the year for his 11 goals and 3 away goals against relegation teams.

To put Lacazette’s numbers this year into perspective / kill off this idiocy about his numbers being poor: since we moved to the Emirates 13 seasons ago, only 8 players have put up a season with over 30 goals + assists.

Here’s how they rank:

RVP - 51 g+a in 11/12 - 80.3 mins / g+a
Sanchez - 48 g+a in 16/17 - 88.1 mins / g+a
Fabregas - 39 g+a in 09/10 - 78.7 mins / g+a
Aubameyang - 39 g+a in 18/19 - 99 mins / g+a
Walcott - 37 g+a in 12/13 - 80.8 mins / g+a
Fabregas - 37 g+a in 07/08 - 108.2 mins / g+a
Sanchez - 37 g+a in 14/15 - 116.9 mins / g+a
Adebayor - 35 g+a in 07/08 - 105.7 mins / g+a
RVP - 34 g+a in 08/09 - 101.4 mins / g+a
Giroud - 34 g+a in 13/14 - 120.4 mins / g+a
Lacazette - 32 g+a in 18/19 - 104 mins / g+a

He hasn’t had an elite season ala Van Persie in 11/12, Sanchez in 16/17 or Fabregas in 09/10 but when you move past those stand-outs his numbers are comparable to any other ‘great season’ at the club over the past 13 years.

More productive (considering minutes played) than Adebayor or Fabregas in 07/08 and Sanchez in 14/15. And that’s despite our most effective creative weapon being a ****ing LB all season.

Put some respeck on his name.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

The fact of the matter is his numbers are easily replaceable by a proper winger which would also balance the team better.

Replacing Auba's numbers is a lot harder.

 

[Ricardinho]

His reps meeting with the club to see if we're open to a sale suggests he'd be up for moving on.

A positive if he does move is that it kills two birds with one stone
- stops us forcing a two striker formation or having one of auba/laca out of position
- gives us the money to finance one or two more deals than what we would have done

 

[Rex Stone]

His reps meeting with the club to see if we're open to a sale suggests he'd be up for moving on.

A positive if he does move is that it kills two birds with one stone
- stops us forcing a two striker formation or having one of auba/laca out of position
- gives us the money to finance one or two more deals than what we would have done

Think he’d get big numbers on the market as well, well above 60M.

 

[Token Yank]

I wouldn't want to sell Laca, but if him going means Zaha+Ziyech i'm all in. Our attack looks much more balanced and his goals/assists are essentially covered.

As for the price, didn't Atletico sign a 29yr old Costa for just under £60m? They're loaded this summer so getting £70-90m should be more than feasible.

Agree with this. Love Laca but if we can get a big fee and reinvest it’s a better use of our resources in the long run.

 

[Ricardinho]

Think he’d get big numbers on the market as well, well above 60M.

Yeah, especially if the Spanish team in question is Atletico who will be loaded if the griezzman sale goes through.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

But aren't Atletico using that money to sign Felix?

 

[Rex Stone]

Yeah, especially if the Spanish team in question is Atletico who will be loaded if the griezzman sale goes through.

Well there’s still talk he’s not cut and dry to Barca, who might be in the market for him as well if that deal falls through.

But aren't Atletico using that money to sign Felix?

Lucas sale brought in a lot of money as might the Rodri and Gelson sale. Only major purchase so far has been Llorente.

 

[SingmeasongSong]

But aren't Atletico using that money to sign Felix?

Yepp, straight swap in terms of money.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

let's see if any decent source report more about this