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Alexander Lacazette arrived in London for Arsenal medical

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Lyon striker Alexander Lacazette spotted at London heathrow airport for Arsenal medical this morning as Gunners agreed a deal worth up to £52 million for the striker.

Arsenal have agreed to pay £46m to Lyon for Lacazette, which will beat the previous club record signing of Mesut Ozil for £42.5m.

Lyon President Jean Micheal-Aulas confirmed yesterday that Lacazette will complete Arsenal transfer in 1 or 2 days.

“It constitutes, without doubt, a record transfer fee for Arsenal and for Lyon of course!”

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Lacazette was close to join Atletico Madrid before their transfer ban CREDIT: AFP

Alexander Lacazette was close to join Atletico Madrid, but the transfer ban until January on the Spanish Giants let in Arsenal and they wasted no time to sign a world class forward.

Atletico Madrid will sign Diego Costa from Chelsea as he will train at the club until January, the fee is set to be around £35m to £42m.

Arsenal failed to sign Lacazette 12 months ago, but now Wenger finally snatched one of his top targets.

Watch the best bits of Alexander Lacazette, top striker!

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Lacazette scored 20+ goals in each of the last 3 seasons with Lyon and netted 129 times in 275 appearances for the French club.

Arsene Wenger also want Thomas Lemar and Kylian Mbappe but Monaco have rejected the bids for both of them.

Arsenal appeared to be close in on Leicester star Ryad Mahrez according to Italian outlet Calciomercato.it .

Calciomercato.it are also claiming that the Gunners have also completed a deal for Leicester’s Mahrez.

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Alexis Sanchez after Chile got defeated by South American rivals Argentine.

Whether it remains unclear that the signing of Lacazette and probably Mahrez will effect Alexis Sanchez future at the club.

According to reports, Alexis Sanchez wants a move to Manchester City for his former manager Pep Guardiola.

Arsene Wenger made it clear that Arsenal will not sell Sanchez this summer and he should not even think moving to a Premier League rivals.

Alexis Sanchez could threaten to run down his contract at the club and will leave on free next summer.

Stars like Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Oxlade Chamberlain are also yet to extend contracts with the club.

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Arsenal v Brighton: preview, team news, possible XI, prediction & more

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Match Preview: Arsenal hope to bounce back against Brighton after Palace

Arsenal will be hosting Brighton at home this Saturday as they look to get back on track after Monday’s loss. Brighton themselves are desperately in search of a win, after consecutive losses and their last result being a draw.

The Gunners had to face a setback against the Eagles and had to see Spurs climb above them in tables over the weekend. Still, Arteta’s men hold a game in hand over Conte’s team and are tied on points.

Arsenal had no bite in attack or defense against Crystal Palace

After a couple of key injuries to Partey and Tierney, it’ll be a test for Arteta to find solutions. The coach, however, is full of optimism.

“We have to show tomorrow the energy, the commitment and the passion that we want to play the game tomorrow in front of our fans,” he said via Arsenal.

Team News

Kieran Tierney will be out for this game and his injury might keep him out for the rest of the season. Arteta confirmed the left-back had surgery but didn’t confirm any timeline for his return.

“He just had surgery yesterday, so it’s very early to understand how everything is going to develop, he’s going to be out for the period that we estimate and in which condition he will be after that period I think it’s too soon to say something else.”

Another player that will miss the game is Thomas Partey, who is struggling with a thigh injury. “It’s a little bit ambiguous but he has a significant injury. We will have to keep assessing him but he will be out for some weeks,” he said.

Further elaborating, “It’s an area he had a previous injury and he felt it straight away and he’s not fit.”

Possible Arsenal Starting XI

Arsenal: Ramsdale; Cedric, White, Gabriel, Nuno; Lokonga, Xhaka; Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Lacazette

Result Prediction

Arsenal 2 – 1 Brighton

We fully expect Arteta’s men to get back to winning ways after that setback on Monday night. Brighton, while they shouldn’t be taken lightly, are winless in their last seven games.

 

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What Arteta said about Tavares, players leaving in January and MORE!

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Check out everything Mikel Arteta had to say about Nuno Tavares, if he regrets players leaving in January

It is safe to say that Nuno Tavares, just like the team and Arteta, did not have a great performance on Monday. However, it is those defeats that test the mentality and separate the best from the average.

Arteta talked about how to give the youngster confidence and why he decided to take him off. “Always I speak with the players and I spoke with Nuno because I care about how feel. We are here to help them and make their careers better.”

Regardless, he understood it wasn’t a decision that was great for the Tavares but one he understood.

“That was a decision that hurt him, obviously, but he understands that it was for the benefit of the team and he respects that.” via Arsenal’s official website.

When asked how he intends on getting the best out of Tavares, he said:

“His confidence probably wasn’t the best because he wasn’t playing a lot of minutes as well and probably wasn’t at his best and he needs the rhythm, the competition and the understanding with his teammates.”

Quite evidently, there is a deep mutual respect and understanding between the players and Arteta. The mutual respect between players and coach goes a long way as defeats shape character in tough patches of form.

Arteta does not have regrets over letting players leave

The Gaffer was asked whether letting players leave in January was the right decision. He reaffirmed and asked back if he should justifying those decisions again and again.

“I don’t know if we have to justify it, we have to make a decision based on what we see every day, ” he said.

The former Everton man continued, “How the players can contribute in the role that they have at the club, or if they cannot do it or they don’t want to do it, we find solutions and that’s what we always try to do.”

 

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Arteta on Palace defeat, Brighton game, fight for top 4 and more

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Check out everything Arteta had to say about Arsenal’s game against Brighton and more

Arteta and Arsenal were faced with an unexpected setback with a humiliating defeat at Selhurst park. The Gunners looked done and out of the game from the kick off whistle.

When asked how the defeat impacted the squad, Arteta had a bit to say. “Embrace the challenge. You lost, now you want to win, it’s hurting and it’s still hurting. We lost two big players, two really important players for us for sure.” Via Arsenal.

While his tone suggested he blamed injuries, he accepted responsibility and to accept the result.

“But whenever that happens you can’t cry for it because they are not going to be available for us. So we have to find other solutions and we have to be as good and as competitive as we have been.”

Arteta was also asked about what were his expectations for the match against Brighton. The Spaniard said the usual things one says before a game about his opponent.

“They’re a team with a lot of personality, a coach that is very willing to play, that is very aggressive in the way they press, that wants to dominate the game and they have good players to do that but they are very difficult to beat.”

Besides just complimenting Brighton, he commented on their set piece intelligence and defense.

Arteta when asked about top four

The coach was also asked about if the belief of finishing top four is still there. His comments implicated he wants the squad to move on from the defeat and focus on the task ahead.

“[The setback] has happened and it’s happened with nine games to go and we have to react now.

We have to show tomorrow the energy, the commitment and the passion that we want to play the game tomorrow in front of our fans.”

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