Mikel Arteta has identified the man he wants at Arsenal to replace the outgoing Alexandre Lacazette next summer, it has been claimed.
Lacazette, 30, is almost certainly leaving the Gunners when his contract expires at the end of the season. The Frenchman has never set the Premier League alight, though he has bagged 10 or more league goals in each of his four campaigns to date. These are goals that will need replacing.
The requirement for a new striker runs deeper than just Lacazette’s departure, too. Eddie Nketiah will likely be on his way out as well.
That would mean just Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang remains in Arteta’s ranks of options for up front. Therefore, a significant signing is required.
