Olympique Lyonnais striker Alexandre Lacazette has finally put to bed any possible transfer this summer after putting pen-to-paper on a new contract with the Ligue 1 heavyweights.
Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United [via the Express] have all been linked with making a move for the France international, but he has extended his current deal at the Stade de Gerland until 2019, the club today confirmed.
.@JM_Aulas “Je suis très heureux que @LacazetteAlex prolonge d’un an soit jusqu’en 2019 !” #teamOL
— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) August 8, 2015
.@LacazetteAlex “L’équipe se renforce, il y a la #LDC et le @GrandStadeOL qui arrive donc aucune raison de partir” pic.twitter.com/mUHEQtKWDl
— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) August 8, 2015
Lyon coach Hubert Fournier is said to value Lacazette at £40m following a stunning 2014-15 season [via the Daily Mail], in which he finished top scorer of Ligue 1 with 27 goals.
There had previously been suggestions that the French outfit would be willing to cash in on the centre-forward this summer, yet at 24-years-old his price-tag is only likely to increase, and there is therefore perhaps no rush for the club to consider selling.
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