In the summer of 2022, Alexandre Lacazette decided to return to Olympique Lyonnais after the end of his adventure at Arsenal. Unsurprisingly, the native of the 7th arrondissement of Lyon very quickly took on a leader's costume in the locker room, symbolized by the captain's armband. However, his future could have been turned upside down since OM had taken an interest in his case, as he revealed to the media Carré: “There was OM in 2022, when I returned from Arsenal. Is it surprising to go to Lyon rather than Marseille? For you perhaps (smile). And Marseille? I'm from Lyon so that didn't interest me. How long did it take me to respond? A few seconds” he said.
PSG under Laurent Blanc, OM in 2022!
In addition to this episode two years ago, the General revealed that he was also targeted by PSG during the Laurent Blanc era and that he had also had discussions with FC Barcelona in 2019: “Clubs I could have gone to? Barcelona in 2019, there were discussions, but I don't know if I could have gone. Otherwise Atlético de Madrid, Juve during COVID, PSG under the Laurent Blanc era. When Paris comes, you see the figures and that obviously makes you want to, but I didn't really want to go to another French club, I wanted to discover another championship” he confided.
This summer, he notably refused a bridge of gold coming from Saudi Arabia. An interest to which he returned: “There were a lot of figures, but it wasn't 17 million euros. But it was a lot. Yes, I refused a lot of money from Saudi Arabia to stay, because I was not at peace with myself to leave at that time. I thought about it for a long time and I didn't like it and at one point I spoke with my wife and she asked me if I wanted to leave Lyon, I said not really so it made sense to stay. Europe, it's been a while since I played it. There was this thing. Finally, everything you think for six months is called into question the last match” he said revealing that last winter he had been pushed out by a person who was not John Textor but that he did not did not want to leave the club in this situation“.
As a reminder, the 33-year-old striker revealed on November 10 after the derby between OL and ASSE that he had a strong chance of leaving his favorite club: “It makes you very happy, very proud. We wanted victory. Everything wasn't perfect tonight, it wasn't very beautiful but we're happy. Tonight it was especially the heart. It's my first derby at Groupama, probably the last too. Above all, it was the heart that was at play. I soaked up all the energy, from my family, from the stadium too. Having the supporters yesterday was great. And the confidence in the group to win tonight. My goal is not the most beautiful but it goes into the skylight all the same! I anticipate because I know that Coco (Tolisso) is not the king of returns, I expected a failure on his part… well not a failure but that he doesn't take it perfectly. Behind it goes quickly” he declared. However, qualification for the Champions League could once again change the cards “provided that the club still wants him”. Case to be continued.
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To summarize
Alexandre Lacazette, the captain of Olympique Lyonnais, did not fail to make a big revelation. In the summer of 2022, Alexandre Lacazette decided to return to Olympique Lyonnais after the end of his adventure at Arsenal. Unsurprisingly, the native of the 7th arrondissement of Lyon very quickly took on a leader's costume in the locker room, symbolized by the captain's armband.
