Alexandre Lacazette
Lyon’s president descrived the France forward as ‘better than Gareth Bale’ earlier in the season, although he will not cost anywhere near as much as the world record £86million Real Madrid paid Tottenham for the Welshman in 2013.
Lacazette has enjoyed a fantastic season in Ligue 1, having scored 31 goals in 33 appearances in all competitions.
Liverpool are desperate for someone to solve their goalscoring crisis not just for now but for the forseeable future, and at 23 years of age, Lacazatte fits the bill.
It is whether the Reds can beat off competition from Champions League club’s the likes of Arsenal to secure his signature.
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Ok, if we look at the options. Arsenal get Sterling give us £20m and pay off QPR. So plus £20m, buy Carvalho for £25m, minus £5m, Lacazette £35m so minus £40m, Higuain £30m so minus £70m and finally Clynne, another £20m so at least minus £90m if not £100m.
If you look at who goes, Balotelli £10m, Borini £10m, Lambert £4m, Lucas £8m, be prepared to sell Allen £10m so about minus £48-£58m, possibly throw in players like Aspas, Wisdom, Albert and you may get another £15m so for me it works if the world spins exactly the way Liverpool wants it to.
Not likely to happen.