Alexandre Lacazette - OFFICIAL BID turned down

[Kano]

Not surprised. The PL is where it's at (financially and prestige) and this would represent a major move for Lacazette, especially to move to a club like Arsenal with it's historic French connections.

I think like Rodger's hinting that £50 million would have been enough for them to sell Suarez three years back, I think the press release is intended to be a message that they're willing to sell for a few million more.




Yeah that's West Ham though. As bad as Zim thinks our stock is right now, we're still a far more attractive proposition to come to than fucking West Ham. Not to defend their constant penny pinching, but I'm guessing Gazidis/Wenger thought that Lacazette would kick up enough of a fuss himself to force through the transfer at a lower fee.

Still wouldn't be surprised if we ended up getting him for either the same or lower than what West Ham bid earlier this summer tbh.

The press release to me says something different to a club that looking willing to sell, especially when they are responding to a higher bid just being reported in the press. If a club looks like they want to sell then they'd respond or give signs to the buyer to that effect. This approach seems to suggest the complete opposite of that. They didn't even respond to the first bid. The manager saying he's staying is one thing but issuing a firm press release after one bid is something completely different. I think they are deadly serious about keeping him. Replacing a striker at the moment is a nightmare for any club and they mentioned how financially strong they are at the moment in that press release. His goals have helped them finish second for the past two seasons and get back into CL football so I think it would take an even more ridiculous bid for them to consider it.