Arsenal centre-forward Alexandre Lacazette is attracting increasing interest ahead of the summer transfer window.

What's the talk?

That's according to a claim made by French publication L'Equipe (via Sport Witness), who claim that Lyon are keeping an extremely close eye on the situation of the Arsenal centre-forward - whose current contract at The Emirates is due to expire at the end of the season - ahead of a potential move for the 30-year-old this summer.

However, the report goes on to state that Mikel Arteta's side could yet offer the France international a short-term contract extension - believed to be one year plus the option of a further.

Arteta must axe Lacazette

While it is undeniable that Lacazette has quite significantly improved his form in recent weeks - scoring one goal and providing four assists over his last seven Premier League outings - the fact remains that the 30-year-old has never really lived up to his then-club record £46.5m tag back in 2017.

Indeed, despite being a fairly £18m-rated striker is far from being the deadly 20+ bagsman Arsenal require to fire them back towards the top of the Premier League table.

This is something that has been all too apparent over the £182k-per-week forward's 23 Premier League outings this season, over which the player who Robin van Persie claimed is "not world-class" and Uche Amako labelled "shocking" has scored just four goals and missed six big chances.

As such, considering his hefty weekly wage - with the Frenchman currently being Arsenal's highest earner - in addition to the fact he will turn 31 this May, Arteta must axe Lacazette this summer, as it is clear that the centre-forward is simply not clinical enough in the final third to justify his salary at The Emirates.

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