Alexandre Lacazette to Arsenal: Lyon confirm they have rejected €35m offer
Lyon said in a statement: 'Arsenal made a €35m bid, which Olympique Lyonnais turned down'
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Your support makes all the difference.Lyon have confirmed they have rejected an offer of €35m (£29.3m) from Arsenal for striker Alexandre Lacazette.
The 25-year-old has been highlighted by the north London side as a primary transfer target after missing out on Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy despite activating a £20m release clause in his previous contract with the Premier League champions.
French newspaper Le Progres reported this morning that Lyon have recieved a €48m offer from Arsenal for Lacazette, the France international who has scored 72 goals in 173 appearances.
A statement from the Ligue 1 club reads: "Olympique Lyonnais categorically deny having received an offer of €48m from Arsenal for the transfer of Alexandre Lacazette, as Le Progres report.
"The club is disappointed that Le Progres didn't go to the effort of contacting us before publishing false information, which creates confusion on the day the club is publishing its annual figures.
"The reality is that Arsenal made a €35million bid, which Olympique Lyonnais turned down for one reason: l'OL will keep Alexandre Lacazette, who is irreplaceable and who is one of the main leaders in Bruno Genesio's squad."
The Gunners have monitored Lacazette’s situation this summer in the belief that he wishes to leave the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.
It remains to be seen if Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manager, will return with an improved bid after the Frenchman stated he is prepared to spend big so long as “quality” additions become available this summer.
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