Everton are already making signings of a quality we will struggle to match

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Originally Posted by SWv2

Indeed, perhaps his best chance to sign him when he was relatively unknown and he may have looked at Arsenal as a 100% upgrade.

Now he is possibly the hottest football property in Europe and would be welcomed by most clubs including all the bigger clubs than us, those who can play CL football next season while also perhaps offering more money to both him personally and also to his club, if that were an issue.

I do get the argument about his coming to us in terms of continued development, perhaps a stepping stone to one of the aforementioned larger clubs, but then one could argue to remain at a very good Monaco would represent as good a platform.

Monaco are also not going to sell all their players, that would be a madness. They have lost the wonderful Silva and are likely to lose the marvellous Bakayoko and Mendy among others.

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Our biggest selling point if we get him will have been Arsene Wenger.

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Originally Posted by Rich

This is because Alexis is a bully. Shouting at players who don't do what he wants, when he wants.

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Often confused with being a Winner.

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Lacazette has less than 1 in 2 throughout his Lyon career. He has 1 in 11 caps for France. In fact, Giroud has kept Lacazette out of the national team for a long time.

His YouTube clips are underwhelming, in the same way that Chamakh's were.

Don't think he'll improve us at all.

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That's because he used to play as a winger you ****ing ignoramus. He started playing up front in 2013/14 and since then he has scored 91 in 133 league games. Better than 1 in 2.

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Lacazette has less than 1 in 2 throughout his Lyon career. He has 1 in 11 caps for France. In fact, Giroud has kept Lacazette out of the national team for a long time.

His YouTube clips are underwhelming, in the same way that Chamakh's were.

Don't think he'll improve us at all.

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So he had a slow start to his career. Last three seasons 76 goals in 97 games - rather impressive. Only an idiot would dismiss that

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Our biggest selling point if we get him will have been Arsene Wenger.

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True, I overlooked that.

Worked last summer.

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A very poor negotiating tactic. Why would He do that? Unless He knows that we've already got him and He's winding Madrid up.

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He should tell him to join the Arsenal because there's no way he's good enough to play for Real Madrid?

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Originally Posted by Pokster

He was in his house last year.... and he decided to sign a new contract and stay in Monaco

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Maybe your mum was there, so no wonder he stayed.

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

He should tell him to join the Arsenal because there's no way he's good enough to play for Real Madrid?

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Or some go with come to Arsenal and if you are good you'll be snapped up within in a couple of years Madrid etc for even more money.

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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas

Or some go with come to Arsenal and if you are good you'll be snapped up within in a couple of years Madrid etc for even more money.

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Or even, Spend a couple of years on Madrid's bench and then join the Arsenal on the cheap :-\

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Or even, Spend a couple of years on Madrid's bench and then join the Arsenal on the cheap :-\

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:nod: and in the meantime Sanogo will cover.