“According to the figures, he could quadruple his salary. At his age it’s difficult to refuse.” Thus expresses an anonymous Source, but obviously very familiar with the market in the Gulf, whose newspaper The Team reports the comments therefore estimating that Alexandre Lacazette, 33, could certainly leave OL this summer and not complete his contract which ends in a year. His future seems more and more uncertain in Lyon.
Alexandre Lacazette, Lyon captain, was one of the great architects of the incredible comeback of Pierre Sage’s team this season. Deep in the hole at the break, in the bottom position, the Lyonnais managed to qualify for the European Cup by finishing 6th in Ligue 1. They completed this grueling 2023-2024 exercise by losing 2-1 against PSG in the Coupe de France final.
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Trained at OL, Alexandre Lacazette left Lyon in 2017 for Arsenal, where he spent five years, before returning in 2022. At 33, the “General” has the choice between participating in the Europa League with his club of heart or… a (very) lucrative contract in Saudi Arabia. Knowing that MLS clubs would also be in the running.
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Obviously, Les Gones want to keep their top scorer, author of 22 goals in 2023-24 and 27 the previous season. But the person concerned is wondering, he who is followed by Al-Shabab, who also targets Marseille striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, (30 goals in all competitions) and top scorer in the last Europa League.
Things should settle down fairly quickly according to L’Équipe, which points out that OL has a meeting with the DNCG on June 12. A departure of Lacazette would reduce Lyon’s payroll but would seriously complicate the task of finding a replacement worthy of his talent…
