Arsenal supporters in the Transfer Tavern are teeming with joy following the signing of Alexandre Lacazette from Olympique Lyonnais.

It certainly is an exciting period for Arsenal fans as the club announced they had surpassed their club record to acquire the services of France international, Alexandre Lacazette. A long-term target of Arsenal, the fee for the 26-year-old is £46.5M that could rise to £52.6M with add-ons. This is a new club record for the Gunners, exceeding the £42.4M fee that they paid Real Madrid for Mesut Ozil in 2013.

The French forward has thrived with Lyon, scoring 129 goals in 275 games for the Ligue 1 outfit. Moreover, he has managed to increase his goal tally to double digits for the fourth successive season and has established his status as one of Europe’s most prolific talisman. Our landlord has opted to look at two consequences that will derive from the Gunners’ record signing.

Relieves pressure from Alexis Sanchez

Since Sanchez’s Premier League arrival in 2014, no other Arsenal player has scored more goals than the Chilean in that space of time. He has scored 72 goals in 145 games, almost an average of a goal every two games – that displays how pivotal the former Barcelona forward has been. Before his time at Arsenal, the Chilean wasn’t recognised a striker, yet he’s been operating as a forward on numerous occasions during his Arsenal career.

The arrival of a prolific striker will undoubtedly relieve the pressure that Sanchez shoulders, and might allow the Chilean to operate with greater comfort. In times of desperation, or when Arsenal require a creative spark, they’re heavily reliant on Sanchez. Lacazette’s arrival provides the Gunners’ attack with another dimension because stylistically he’s different from Giroud – the 26-year-old is more than willing to dribble with the ball.

The club is likelier to keep star players

It has been heavily thought in the bar that Ozil and Sanchez’s willingness to commit to new deals depends entirely on the club’s transfer activity. The signing of a player who scored 37 goals last season is a display of great intent and will be a useful tool to allure other players to the Emirates this Summer.

An attacking line of Ozil, Lacazette and Sanchez has the potential to be the most potent in the Premier League – the perfect concoction of flair, creativity and goals. Thus, it is likely that the appeal of such a destructive attacking trio could entice more arrivals at the Gunners while also convincing the club’s prominent stars to stay in north London.

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